Professor Dr. Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger, Dr. h. c.

Current affiliations

  • Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Early Modern History

Academic Education

02/1994Post-Doctoral Degree (Habilitation) at University of Koeln (venia legendi: Modern History)
1980 - 1985Doctoral Studies at the University of Cologne (Mediaeval and Modern History, Ancient History, German Philology)
05/1985Doctorate (Dr. phil.) (Mediaeval and Modern History, Ancient History, German Philology)
10/1974 - 07/1980Studies of German Philology, History and History of Arts at University of Cologne
05/1980First State Examination for Teaching at a Secondary School, Subjects: History, German

Work Experience

since 09/2018Rektorin des Wissenschaftskollegs zu Berlin
since 07/1997C 4-Professorship of Early Modern History at the Historical Institute, University of Muenster
09/1997 - 09/2018Professur für Geschichte der Frühen Neuzeit am Historischen Seminar der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster
1992 - 1996parental leave
04/1996 - 08/1996Substitute C 3-Professor at the Historical Institute, University of Cologne
06/1991 - 05/1992Reentrance Scholarship within the Framework of the Special University Programme II of the Ministry of University Education North-Rhine-Westphalia (Wiedereinstiegsstipendium im Rahmen des Hochschulsonderprogramms II des Wissenschaftsministeriums NRW)
08/1982 - 05/1990Research Assistant at the Historical Institute, University of Koeln

Functions and Memberships

since 2017Fellow of the British Academy
since 2016Ordinary Member, Nordrhein-Westfälische Akademie der Wissenschaften und Künste
since 2016Selection Commission, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Preis (DFG)
since 2015Member of the board of the "Sonderforschungsbereich 1150. Kulturen des Entscheidens"
since 2015Member of the selection committee for the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship
since 2015Ordinary Member, Academia Europaea
since 2015Deputy Speaker of the cluster of excellence "Religion and Politics"
since 2014Corresponding Member, Austrian Academy of Sciences
since 2014Selection committee for the State Research Prize of the state of Baden-Württemberg
since 2013Ordinary Member, Deutsche Nationalakademie Leopoldina
since 2011Mitglied im Wissenschaftlichen Beirat der Gerda-Henkel-Stiftung
since 2010Mitglied im Wissenschaftlichen Beirat des Deutschen Historischen Museums Berlin
since 2009Mitglied im Wissenschaftlichen Beirat der Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
since 2009Corresponding Member, Göttingische Akademie der Wissenschaften
since 2009Corresponding Member, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften
since 2009Ordinary Member, Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
since 2008Member of the University Council of the WWU
since 2007Principal Investigator and Coordinator of the cluster of excellence "Religion and Politics"
since 2006Co-editor of the Journal "Der Staat"
since 2005Mitglied der German Studies Association (USA)
since 2004Member of the Historical Commission for Westphalia (Historische Kommission fuer Westfalen)
since 2003Coordinator of Collaborative Research Centre 496 'Symbolic Communication and Social Value Systems from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution' (SFB 496 'Symbolische Kommunikation und gesellschaftliche Wertesysteme vom Mittelalter bis zur Franzoesischen Revolution')
since 1998Co-editor of ‚Zeitschrift fuer historische Forschung'
since 1998Member of the Association for Constitutional History (Vereinigung fuer Verfassungsgeschichte)
09/2015 - 07/2016Fellowship, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin
2011 - 2015Speaker of the cluster of excellence "Religion and Politics"
2006 - 2015Member of the Historical Commission at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences (Historische Kommission bei der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften)
2008 - 2013Beiratsmitglied Freiburg Institute for Advanced Study
2009 - 2011Mitglied im Stiftungsrat der Einstein-Stiftung Berlin
1999 - 2009Mentor of Research Training Group 'Social Symbolics in the Middle Ages' (GRK 'Gesellschaftliche Symbolik im Mittelalter'), University of Muenster
2004 - 2008Deputy Director of the Association of the German Historians (Verband der Historiker und Historikerinnen Deutschlands)
1999 - 2005Member of the Senate and Commission of Grantings for the Research Training Groups of DFG (DFG-Senats- und Bewilligungskommission fuer die Graduiertenkollegs)
1999 - 2003Vorstandsmitglied des Arbeitskreises Frühe Neuzeit im Verband der Historiker und Historikerinnen Deutschlands

Publications

Stollberg-Rilinger, Barbara (2019)
Frankfurt/Main u.a.: (no publisher available).
Type of Publication: Book (monograph)
Stollberg-Rilinger, Barbara (2019)
In: Zeitschrift für Ideengeschichte, 4/2019
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Stollberg-Rilinger, Barbara (2019)
In: Linsboth, Stefanie; Telesko, Werner (eds.), Kaiserin Maria Theresia (1717-1780). Repräsentation und visuelle Kommunikation. (no publisher available).
Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
Stollberg-Rilinger, Barbara (2019)
In: Rosar, Ulrich (eds.), Geschichte der Frühen Neuzeit. Meyer-Struckmann-Preis 2018. (no publisher available).
Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
Stollberg-Rilinger, Barbara (2019)
In: Lyons, John (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Baroque. (no publisher available).
Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
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Projects

Duration: since 01/09/2019
Type of project: Own resources project
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2025 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence
Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2025 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/07/2015 - 30/06/2019 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/07/2015 - 30/06/2019 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster
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Prizes

Bielefelder Wissenschaftspreis 2018
Awarded by: Stiftung der Sparkasse Bielefeld, Stadt Bielefeld, Universität Bielefeld
Award given to: Stollberg-Rilinger, Barbara
Announced at: 25/06/2018 | Date of awarding: 15/02/2019
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Meyer-Struckmann-Preis für geistes- und sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung 2018
Awarded by: Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf & Meyer-Struckmann-Stiftung
Award given to: Stollberg-Rilinger, Barbara
Announced at: 14/11/2018 | Date of awarding: 15/11/2018
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Bavarian Order of Merit for Science
Awarded by: Bavarian Government
Award given to: Stollberg-Rilinger, Barbara
Announced at: 15/11/2018 | Date of awarding: 15/11/2018
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Reuchlin Prize
Awarded by: City of Pforzheim / Heidelberg Academy of Sciences
Award given to: Stollberg-Rilinger, Barbara
Announced at: 19/10/2018 | Date of awarding: 19/10/2018
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Sigmund Freud Prize for Scientific Prose 2017
Awarded by: German Academy for Language and Literature (DASD)
Award given to: Stollberg-Rilinger, Barbara
Announced at: 28/06/2017 | Date of awarding: 15/10/2017
Type of distinction: Best publication award
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Doctorates

Zwischen Quellenkritik und Pedantismus. Der Paderborner Polyhistor Friedrich Christoph Osemund (1655-1730)
Candidate: Brinkkötter, Sandrine | Supervisors: Stollberg-Rilinger, Barbara
Period of time: until 01/01/2020
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Bewegte (Un-) Ordnung im Stadtraum. Fronleichnams- und Karfreitagsprozessionen in Augsburg und Erfurt in der Frühen Neuzeit
Candidate: Thies, Kristina | Supervisors: Freitag, Werner; Stollberg-Rilinger, Barbara
Period of time: until 24/07/2019
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Verfolgung der saludadores in Nordspanien (Schwerpunkt 17. Jahrhundert)
Candidate: Kohlhöfer, Alexandra | Supervisors: Stollberg-Rilinger, Barbara
Period of time: until 01/05/2019
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Unverfügbarkeit, Verfügbarmachung und Verfahren. Das Los in transalpinen städtischen Ratswahlen in der Frühen Neuzeit
Candidate: Stappert, André | Supervisors: Stollberg-Rilinger, Barbara
Period of time: until 01/03/2019
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Symbolische und instrumentelle Relevanz des Reichslehnswesens im 18. Jahrhundert
Candidate: Heide, Clemens von der | Supervisors: Stollberg-Rilinger, Barbara
Period of time: until 01/02/2019
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
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