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Prof. Dr. Rainer C. Schwinges

Head of the RAG (2001-2019). Born February 19, 1943. Studies in History, Sociology, Philosophy and Psychology in Cologne, Münster, and Gießen. 1974 PhD. 1985 habilitation for Medieval and Early Modern History at the Justus-Liebig-Universität in Giessen. 1985-1989 lecturing Medieval, Social and Economical History at the Universities of Osnabrück, Bielefeld and Giessen; Professor for Medieval History at the University of Berne from 1989 to 2008. Emeritus since 2008.

Major fields of work

Social- and constitutional history; histories of ideas and culture of the high- and late Middle Ages; history of the crusades; history of cities and migration; historical geography; histories of universities, of education, and of sciences in medieval and early modern times.

Contact

Repertorium Academicum Germanicum (RAG), Universität Bern, Historisches Institut, Längassstrasse 49, CH-3012 Bern, Telephone: +41 (0)31 631 80 89, e-mail: rainer.schwinges@hist.unibe.ch