Steffen Patzold (born 1 September 1972) is a German historian. Patzold is Professor of
Medieval History
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with the fall of the West ...
at the
University of Tübingen
The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (; ), is a public research university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
The University of Tübingen is one of eleven German Excellenc ...
and specializes in the political and religious history of the
Carolingian Empire
The Carolingian Empire (800–887) was a Franks, Frankish-dominated empire in Western and Central Europe during the Early Middle Ages. It was ruled by the Carolingian dynasty, which had ruled as List of Frankish kings, kings of the Franks since ...
.
Biography
Steffen Patzold was born in
Hanover
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, Germany on 1 September 1972. Patzold studied history, art history and journalism at the
University of Hamburg
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from 1991 to 1996, gaining his
MA in history under the supervision of
Hans-Werner Goetz. He gained his
PhD
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in 1999. From 2000 to 2006, Patzold was the assistant of Goetz. He completed his
habilitation
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at the University of Hamburg in 2006. Since 2007, Patzold has been Professor of
Medieval History
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with the fall of the West ...
at the
University of Tübingen
The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (; ), is a public research university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
The University of Tübingen is one of eleven German Excellenc ...
.
Patzold specializes in the study of political and religious history of the
Carolingian Empire
The Carolingian Empire (800–887) was a Franks, Frankish-dominated empire in Western and Central Europe during the Early Middle Ages. It was ruled by the Carolingian dynasty, which had ruled as List of Frankish kings, kings of the Franks since ...
. He is a Member of the
Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and co-editor of ''
Germanische Altertumskunde Online''.
Selected works
* ''Konflikte im Kloster'', 2000
* ''Episcopus'', 2008
* ''Das Lehnswesen'', 2012
* ''Ich und Karl der Große. Das Leben des Höflings Einhard,'' 2013
* ''Gefälschtes Recht aus dem Frühmittelalter'', 2015
* ''Presbyter. Moral, Mobilität und die Kirchenorganisation im Karolingerreich'', 2020
Sources
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1972 births
German non-fiction writers
German medievalists
Germanic studies scholars
Living people
People from Hanover
University of Hamburg alumni
Academic staff of the University of Tübingen
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