Prof. Dr. Patrick-Antoine Sänger
Current affiliations
- Professorship of Ancient History with special emphasis on the auxiliary sciences
- Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Administrative, legal and social history of the eastern Mediterranean region from Hellenism to Late Antiquity with geographical focus on eastern North Africa, Asia Minor and the Levant
- Minorities and migration phenomena in antiquity with a focus on Hellenism and the Jewish Diaspora
- Social, economic and religious history of Ephesus
- Publication of documentary papyri and inscriptions from Ephesus
Academic Education | |
| since 10/2017 | Habilitation in Ancient History and Papyrology at the University of Vienna |
| since 10/2009 | Dr. phil. in Ancient History |
| 03/2004 - 09/2009 | Doctoral studies at the University of Vienna (dissertation area: Ancient History) |
| 10/1997 - 02/2004 | Mag. phil. in Ancient History at the University of Vienna |
Work Experience | |
| since 11/2020 | Vorsitzender des Gemeinsam beschließenden Ausschusses der Fachbereiche 8 und 9/Dekan der Philosophischen Fakultät |
| since 04/2018 | Professor of Ancient History at the University of Münster |
| since 2003 | Participation in archaeological or epigraphic fieldwork in Ephesos/Selçuk |
| 10/2017 - 03/2018 | Research associate (teaching load: 9 weekly hours) at the Institute for Classical Studies of the University of Kiel |
| 06/2017 - 10/2017 | Senior Postdoc at the Austrian Archaeological Institute (ÖAI) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences |
| 03/2017 - 09/2017 | External lecturer at the Department of Ancient History and Oriental Studies of the University of Innsbruck |
| 12/2016 - 03/2017 | Review and cataloguing of the papyrus collection of the State and University Library of Hamburg on behalf of the SFB 950 "Manuscript Cultures in Asia, Africa and Europe" (University of Hamburg; financed by the German Research Foundation [DFG]) |
| 09/2016 - 02/2017 | External lecturer at the Department of Ancient History of the University of Vienna |
| 2003 - 2016 | Member of the editorial staff of the magazine "Tyche. Beiträge zur Alten Geschichte, Papyrologie und Epigraphik" |
| 01/2015 - 06/2016 | Research associate at the Institute for Ancient History of the University of Vienna as APART-fellow of the Austrian Academy of Sciences |
| 09/2014 - 12/2014 | Member of the Institute for Advanced Study, School of Historical Studies, Princeton (NJ) |
| 03/2013 - 08/2014 | Research associate at the Institute for Ancient History of the University of Vienna as APART-fellow of the Austrian Academy of Sciences |
| 10/2009 - 02/2013 | Assistant (Postdoc) at the Institute for Papyrology of the University Heidelberg |
| 10/2005 - 09/2009 | Assistant (Praedoc) at the Institute for Ancient History at the University of Vienna |
| 04/2005 - 11/2005 | Collaboration on the "Sammelbuch Griechischer Urkunden aus Ägypten" on behalf of the Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 2019 | Center for Digital Humanities of the University of Münster |
| since 2016 | Association Internationale d’Épigraphie Grecque et Latine (AIEGL) |
| since 2011 | International Network for the Study of Late Antiquity |
| since 2009 | Association Internationale de Papyrologues (AIP) |
| since 2009 | International Society for Arabic Papyrology (ISAP) |
Publications
Sänger, P.; Sänger-Böhm, K. (2024) In: Becker, E.-M.; Fürst, A. (eds.), Brief und Bildung: von der Antike bis zur Moderne. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Sänger, P. (2024) In: Killen, S.; Scheuble-Reiter, S.; Schmidt, St. (eds.), Caput studiorum. Festschrift für Rudolf Haensch zu seinem 65. Geburtstag. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Sänger, P. (2024) In: Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 01.34 Type of Publication: Review (journal) | |
Sänger, P. (2023) In: Reinard, P. (eds.), Werkzeuge der Historiker:innen. Antike. Stuttgart : Kohlhammer Verlag. Type of Publication: Review article (book contribution) | |
Sänger, P. (2023) In: Berkes, L.; Nowak, M.; Claytor, G. (eds.), Papyrologische und althistorische Studien zum 65. Geburtstag von Andrea Jördens . Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) |
Projects
Duration: 01/10/2023 - 30/09/2027 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Research Unit Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/10/2023 - 30/09/2027 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Research Unit Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/11/2022 - 31/12/2023 Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programs Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project | |
Duration: since 02/11/2020 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project |
Prizes
| Member des Institute for Advanced Study, School of Historical Studies, Princeton (NJ) Awarded by: Institute for Advanced Study, School of Historical Studies, Princeton (NJ) Award given to: Sänger, P Announced at: 15/01/2014 | Date of awarding: 15/01/2014 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Klaus-Georg and Sigrid Hengstberger Awards for Young Scientists at the University of Heidelberg Awarded by: University of Heidelberg Award given to: Ast, Rodney; Sänger, Patrick Announced at: 15/10/2010 | Date of awarding: 15/10/2010 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| APART-Fellowship of the Austrian Academy of Sciences Awarded by: Austrian Academy of Sciences Award given to: Sänger P Announced at: 15/02/2013 Type of distinction: Scholarship | |
| Jacobi-Fellowship for Ancient History and Epigraphy at the DAI Munich Awarded by: Gerda Henkel Foundation and Elise and Annemarie Jacobi Foundation Award given to: Sänger P Announced at: 15/08/2008 Type of distinction: Scholarship |
Doctorates
| Cult Places in Hellenistic and Roman Ephesos (3rd cent. BCE – 4th cent. CE): A Case Study on Urban Growth and Religious Change Candidate: Derichs, Jonas | Supervisors: Sänger, Patrick Period of time: 01/06/2021 - 31/05/2024 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Die Organisation religiöser Praxis im hellenistisch-römischen Ephesos: Urbane Kulträume und ihre Vernetzungen am Beispiel einer antiken Metropole und ihres… Candidate: Derichs, Jonas | Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Patrick Sänger Period of time: 01/06/2021 - 31/05/2024 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |