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Rudolf Simek (born 21 February 1954) is an Austrian philologist and religious studies scholar who is Professor and Chair of Ancient German and Nordic Studies at the University of Bonn. Simek specializes in Germanic studies, and is the author of several notable works on Germanic religion and mythology (including Old Norse religion and mythology), Germanic peoples, Vikings, Old Norse literature, and the culture of Medieval Europe.

Rudolf Simek
Photographed in October 2012
Born (1954-02-21) 21 February 1954 (age 70)
Eisenstadt, Austria
NationalityAustrian
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
Academic advisors
  • Helmut Birkhan
  • Academic work
    DisciplineGermanic studies
    InstitutionsUniversity of Bonn
    Main interests
  • Medieval science and popular religion
  • Old Norse literature
  • Old Norse religion and mythology
  • Vikings and the Viking Age
  • Notable worksDictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)

    Biography

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    Since 1995, Simek has been Professor and Chair of Ancient German and Nordic Studies at the University of Bonn.[1] Simek was appointed Professor of Comparative Religion at the University of Tromsø in 1999, and Professor of Old Nordic Studies at the University of Sydney in 2000. Simek has held a number of visiting professorships, having had long research stays at the universities of Reykjavik, Copenhagen, London, Oxford and Sydney. From 2000 to 2003, Simek was Chairman of the International Saga Society (German: Internationalen-Saga-Gesellschaft). Simek is a member of many additional learned societies, including the International Arthurian Society, the Österreichische Gesellschaft für Germanistik, the Viking Society for Northern Research, the Society for Northern Studies, and the Royal Gustavus Adolphus Academy.[1]

    Research

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    Simek researches a wide variety of topics connected to the Middle Ages. This includes Germanic religion and mythology (including Old Norse religion and mythology), Vikings and the Viking Age, Old Norse literature, and medieval science (including astronomy) and popular religion. Simek has published a number of notable works on these subjects, several of which have been translated into multiple languages.[1]

    Selected works

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    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ a b c "Prof. Dr. Rudolf Simek". University of Vienna. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
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