Gertrud Seidmann, FSA, FRSA (16 September 1919 – 15 February 2013) was an Austrian-British linguist and jewellery historian, specialising in engraved gems.
Gertrud Seidmann
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| Born | (1919-09-16)16 September 1919 |
| Died | 15 February 2013(2013-02-15) (aged 93) |
| Awards | Goethe Medal |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Wolfson College, Oxford |
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| Discipline | Linguist |
| Institutions | Battersea County School, University of Oxford, University of Southampton |
Her first career was as a linguist, teaching German and applied linguistics at Battersea County School, the University of Oxford, and the University of Southampton: she was awarded the Goethe Medal in 1968. She formally retired in 1979 and dedicated herself to researching jewellery and engraved gems, becoming a research associate of the Institute of Archaeology and of Oxford's Beazley Archive.[1][2][3][4]
In 2004, Seidmann matriculated into Wolfson College, Oxford to study for a Master of Letters (MLitt) research degree. She thereby became the University of Oxford's oldest ever student. She went on to undertake research towards a doctorate in the School of Archaeology. In 2011, due to ill health and at the age of 91, she ended her studies and was awarded a Certificate of Graduate Attainment by the university.[2][3]
In 1985, Seidmann was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).[1] She was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA) in 1986.[1]
In 1999, a Festschrift was published in her honour: it was titled Classicism to Neo-classicism: Essays dedicated to Gertrud Seidmann, and was edited by Martin Henig and Dimitris Plantzos.[5]