PD Dr. Andreas Schwab

 

 Dr. Andreas Schwab

Assistant Professor of Ancient Greek Literature

Department of Classics
Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg

Marstallhof 2-4

69117 Heidelberg
Germany

email address:
andreas.schwab@skph.uni-heidelberg.de

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From October 2016 Dr. Schwab is acting as substitute professor at the LMU München.

From Sept. 2015 till June 2016 Dr. Schwab stayed as a Solmsen-Fellow at the Institute for Research in the Humanities (IRH), University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA (http://irh.wisc.edu/ ).

Education / Professional Appointments / Awards

Publications, Papers and Conferences  -  Teaching Experience     


Special Interests

  • Ancient philosophy, science, religion;
  • History of the transmission and reception of Antiquity;
  • Herodotus;
  • Hermeneutics;
  • Early Christian literature.

 

Education

  • Visiting Scholar at the University of Chicago, USA,
    Committee on Social Thought, Department of Classics and Divinity School
  2013-14
  • PhD in Classical Philology and Papyrology, University of Trier
    Dissertation: Thales von Milet im Kontext. Zur Geschichte seiner Darstellungen in den lateinischen und griechischen Textzeugnissen christlicher Autoren des 2.-6. Jh. nach Chr.
  2006-2009
  • Visiting-Fellow, School of Historical Studies, University of Newcastle upon Tyne (UK)
  2008
  • Magister Artium (M.A.) in Ancient Greek, Philosophy and Science of Religion, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich (LMU)
    Thesis: Gregor von Nazianz: Peri Pronoias I.I.5. Text; Übersetzung und Kommentar. 
  1999-2006
  • Visiting and Research-Student in Paris
    • Université de Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne
    • École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), Sorbonne, Section Sciences Religieuses
    • Faculté de Philosophie et Théologie de Centre Sèvres, Facultés Jésuites de Paris
  2004-2005
  • Education in Editing and Paleography at the Institute of Sources Chrétiennes, Lyon
  2004
  • Magister Artium (M.A.) in Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Physics, Munich School of Philosophy S.J.
    Thesis: Das Problem des Wissens: Wahrnehmung, Denken und Sein in Platons Theaitetos, 184b-186e.
  2000-2004
  • Bachelor of Philosophy, Munich School of Philosophy S.J.
  2000-2002

 

Professional Appointments

  • University of Heidelberg, Assistant Professor of Classics, Department of Classics
  2010-
  • University of Regensburg, Assistant Professor of Classics, Department of Classics
  2010
  • University of Trier, Research Fellow, Department of Classics
  2006-2010
  • University of Munich (LMU), Research Associate, Department of Patristic Theology
  2006-2007
  • University of Munich (LMU), Research Associate, Department of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Religious Studies
  2005-2006
  • University of Munich (LMU), Teaching and Research Assistant at the Department of Classics and Religious Studies
  2001-2006

 

 Awards, Grants and Scholarships

  • Solmsen Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Institute for Research in the Humanities, USA.
 

2015-16

  • Fritz Thyssen Foundation: grant to support the organization of a conference on the Reception of the Homeric Hymns and related texts in Roman and Late Greek literature in Heidelberg (together with Andrew Faulkner and Athanassios Vergados)
 

2014

  • Grant for the promotion of international research collaboration, Universität Heidelberg, Exzellenzinitiative II, Mobilitätsmaßnahmen
 

2013-2014

  • Visiting-Scholarship, Project Classics Transformed (12/2013-3/2014), at the University of Chicago, Committee on Social Thought, Department of Classics and Divinity School.
 

2013-14

  • Grant of the Deutsch-Französische Hochschule for a German-French Forschungsatelier at the Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, France, Oct. 2013 (together with Victor Gysembergh).
 

2013

  • Grant of the Boehringer-Ingelheim-Foundation for Humanities for publication of the book on Thales
  2010 
  • Award of a Research-Scholarship of the Nikolaus-Koch-Foundation Trier for research at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne (UK)
  2008 
  • Grant of the Nikolaus-Koch-Foundation Trier for participation at the inaugural meeting of the 1. Conference of the International Association for Presocratic Studies (IAPS) at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
  2008 
  • Award of a Research-Scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for research at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne (UK)
  2008 
  • Grant of the VG-Wort for publication of the book on Gregory of Nazianzus
  2008 
  • Award of the 3-year-Research-Scholarship in Ancient Philosophy of the Karl and Gertrud Abel-Foundation
  2006-2009 
  • Award of a Research-Scholarship of the Centre de Coopération Franco-Bavarois (BFHZ-CCUFB) Munich for research in Paris (2004-2005)
  2004-2005 

 

 

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