Alfred Schäfer

German classcial archaeologist
Person human Q2645865
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Summary

Alfred Schäfer was born on January 1, 1963[1]. He has worked as an archaeological monument keeper[2], classical archaeologist[3], university teacher[4], and archaeologist of the Roman provinces[5].

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: August 1, 1963[6]
  • Country of citizenship: Germany[7]
  • Field of work: classical archaeology[8], archaeology of the Roman provinces[9], Q54862886[10], urbanism[11], ancient Greek vase painting[12], historiography of religion[13], receptionist[14]
  • Position held: scientific advisor[15], Privatdozent[16]
  • Employer: Romano-Germanic Museum[17], Arachne[18], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[19]
  • Doctoral advisor: Henner von Hesberg[20]
  • Student: Marcus Cyron[21]
  • Sex or gender: male[22]
  • Commons category: Alfred Schäfer[23]
  • Academic degree: Magister Artium[24], doctorate[25], habilitation[26], Umhabilitation[27]
  • Residence: Cologne[28]
  • Family name: Schäfer[29]
  • Given name: Alfred[30]
  • Official website: http://archaeologie.uni-koeln.de/aschaefer.html[31]
  • Work location: Cologne[32], Berlin[33]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[34], English[35], Latin[36], Ancient Greek[37], Turkish[38]
  • Name in native language: Alfred Schäfer[39]

FAQs

What did Alfred Schäfer do for work?

Alfred Schäfer worked as an archaeological monument keeper[2], classical archaeologist[3], university teacher[4], and archaeologist of the Roman provinces[5].

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  1. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [15] ↑ . archaeologie.uni-koeln.de. Retrieved . archaeologie.uni-koeln.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . archaeologie.uni-koeln.de. Retrieved . archaeologie.uni-koeln.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [17] ↑ . archaeologie.uni-koeln.de. Retrieved . archaeologie.uni-koeln.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . archaeologie.uni-koeln.de. Retrieved . archaeologie.uni-koeln.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [24] ↑ . archaeologie.uni-koeln.de. Retrieved . archaeologie.uni-koeln.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . archaeologie.uni-koeln.de. Retrieved . archaeologie.uni-koeln.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . archaeologie.uni-koeln.de. Retrieved . archaeologie.uni-koeln.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . archaeologie.uni-koeln.de. Retrieved . archaeologie.uni-koeln.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . archaeologie.uni-koeln.de. Retrieved . archaeologie.uni-koeln.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [6] ↑ . Library of Congress Control Number. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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