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PRESS RELEASE – AUGUST 30, 2019 Professor Thomas RÖMER appointed as the new chairman of the Collège de France. Thomas RÖMER, who has been a professor at the Collège de France since 2007 (The Hebrew Bible and its contexts chair), has been appointed by presidential decree as the new chairman (administrateur) of the Collège de France, starting September 1, 2019, following his election at the June 2019 meeting of the Collège de France Faculty. He succeeds Prof. Alain PROCHIANTZ in this capacity. A specialist of the Bible in the context of the Ancient World, Prof. Thomas RÖMER is an internationally renowned scholar, author of more than 350 scientific publications. His research on the historical study of religion combines a philological and literary approach to texts with ancient history and archeology of the Middle-East. Curriculum vitae of Prof. Thomas RÖMER Professor Thomas RÖMER, chairman (administrateur) of the Collège de France (2019-), professor at the Collège de France (The Hebrew Bible and its contexts chair, 2007-). Prof. Thomas RÖMER has served four years as vice-chairman of the Collège de France and five years as director of its Institute of civilizations. Starting September 1, 2019, he is appointed chairman of the Collège de France by presidential decree, following his election by the Faculty of the Collège de France during its June 2019 general assembly. Name: RÖMER Thomas Christian Email: [email protected] Nationality: Swiss and German © Zhihuan Zhou, 2019
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ProfessorThomasRÖMERappointedasthenewchairmanoftheCollègedeFrance.
ThomasRÖMER,whohasbeenaprofessorattheCollègedeFrancesince2007(TheHebrewBibleanditscontextschair),hasbeenappointedbypresidentialdecreeasthenewchairman(administrateur)oftheCollègedeFrance,startingSeptember1,2019,followinghiselectionattheJune2019meetingoftheCollègedeFranceFaculty.HesucceedsProf.AlainPROCHIANTZinthiscapacity.
A specialist of the Bible in the context of the
Ancient World, Prof. Thomas RÖMER is an
internationally renowned scholar, author of
more than 350 scientific publications. His
research on the historical study of religion
combinesaphilologicaland literaryapproach
totextswithancienthistoryandarcheologyof
theMiddle-East.
CurriculumvitaeofProf.ThomasRÖMERProfessor Thomas RÖMER, chairman (administrateur) of the Collège de France (2019-),professorattheCollègedeFrance(TheHebrewBibleanditscontextschair,2007-).Prof.ThomasRÖMERhasservedfouryearsasvice-chairmanoftheCollègedeFranceandfiveyears as director of its Institute of civilizations. Starting September 1, 2019, he is appointedchairmanoftheCollègedeFrancebypresidentialdecree,followinghiselectionbytheFacultyoftheCollègedeFranceduringitsJune2019generalassembly.Name: RÖMERThomasChristianEmail: [email protected]: SwissandGerman
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Dateofbirth: 13 December 1955, Mannheim (Federal Republic of
Germany)
Websites: https://college-de-france.academia.edu/ThomasR%C3%B6mer, http://www.college-de-france.fr/site/thomas-romer/index.htmScholarsID: academia.edu;googlescholar:ThomasRömer
Education:1974-1980 Study of Theology and Semitic languages at the Universities of Heidelberg and
Tübingen.1980-1982 ReligiousStudiesattheEcolePratiquedesHautesEtudes,Paris.1982-1984 TrainingasaMinisteroftheReformedChurchofFranceinNancy. 1988 PhD.attheUniversityofGenevaunderthesupervisionofProf.AlbertdePury.
EmploymentsandTeachings:1984–1989 Research Assistant in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Geneva Old
Testament;Prof.A.dePury).LecturerinBiblicalHebrewandUgaritic.1989-1991 SeniorLecturerattheFacultyofTheologyintheUniversityofGeneva.1991-1993 AssistantProfessorattheFacultyofTheologyintheUniversityofGeneva.Since1993 Professor at the Faculty of Theology and Sciences of Religions in the University of
Lausanne.(since2014:InvitedProfessor)1999-2000 InvitedDirectorofResearchattheEPHE,Paris,Vesection.2000 InvitedProfessorattheCIEETS,Managua(Nicaragua).Since2008 ProfessorattheCollègedeFrance(chairedes«milieuxbibliques»).Since2013: ExtraordinaryProfessoroftheFacultyofDivinityoftheUniversityofPretoria. Invited Professor in the Faculties of Theology or of Biblical Studies in Montpellier,
Neuchâtel,Paris,Zurich,Mexico,SanJosé(CostaRica).
Institutionalresponsibilities:1996-1999 Vice-DeanoftheFacultyofTheology,UniversityofLausanne2001-2003 ProjectLeader,«Science,VieetSociété»UniversitiesofGenevaandLausanne1999-2003 DeanoftheFacultyofTheology,UniversityofLausanne2005 HeadofthecommitteefortheelectionoftheRectoroftheUniversityofLausanne2006-2010 Vice-DeanoftheFacultyofTheologyandReligiousStudies,UniversityofLausanne2007-2008 Director of the Institute of Biblical Studies (IRSB), Faculty of Theology and religious
Studies,UniversityofLausanne.Since2013 DirectoroftheUMR7192(Proche-Orient–Caucase:langues,archéologie,cultures)Since2015 ViceAdministratoroftheCollègedeFrance.
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Approvedresearchprojects(selection)–«LaconstructiondelafiguredeMoïsedanslarencontreentreJérusalemetAthènes.Plaidoyerpourun
comparatismerenouvelé»(2004/2005-2006/2007).–Projetfranco-allemand(ANR/DFG):«COREGRAP»(CompositionetrédactiondesGrandsProphètes)(2009-2011).–DieinnereDifferenzierungderPriesterschrift:VorlagenundFortschreibungenderPriesterschrift:SNF:150336.–«CompositionandRedactionoftheWildernessNarratives(Exod.15:22-18:27;Num.10:11-20:29)intheirPentateuchalandHexateuchalContext».– Coréquerent of the SINERGIA-Project: « Bible and Archaeology »(SNF; Universities of Zurich andLausanne:2016-2019).
SupervisionofPhDstudentsChristophe Nihan (currently associate Professor at the University of Lausanne); Corinne Lanoir(currently Professor at the Protestant Institute of Paris), Dany Nocquet (currently Professor at theProtestant InstitutofMontpellier), JanRückl (currentlyresearch fellowat theUniversityofPrague),Jean Mutombo (currently minister at the Vereinigung Christlicher Missionen, Wuppertal), BrigitteRabarijaona(currentlyprofessorattheTheologicalFacultyofAntananarivo,Madagascar).Five PhD under current supervision (Micaël Bürki, Alain Bühlmann, Fabian Pfitzmann, MarcoFornerone,MostariBenNasr).
Panels,Boards,etc.
–MainEditor(HebrewBible)ofEncyclopediaoftheBibleandItsReception(deGruyter,Berlin)–EditorinChiefofAncientIsraelandItsLiterature(SBLAIL,Atlanta)–Directorofthecollections«LeMondedelaBible»,«Essaisbibliques»(LaboretFides,Geneva),–DirectorofpublicationofthejournalSemitica(CollègedeFrance,InstitutdesEtudessémitiques).
EditorialCommittees
– Étudesthéologiquesetreligieuses(Montpellier),– HebrewBibleandAncientIsrael(Tübingen), JournalofBiblicalLiterature(Atlanta),– JournalAsiatique(Leuven–Paris),– Revuedel’HistoiredesReligions(Paris)– RevuedeTheologieetdePhilosophie(Strasbourg),– TelAviv(TelAviv),– Transeuphratène(Paris),– ZeitschriftfürdieAlttestamentlicheWissenschaft(Berlin–NewYork).Reviewingactivities(selection)
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– SwissNationalFunds(Ambizione,andotherprojects),– HumboldtStiftung(Germany),_ AustrianScienceFunds,– ERCGrants,– Institutd’EtudesavancésdeNantes,– InstitutdeFrance,– SouthAfrica’sNationalResearchFoundation(NRF),…
FellowshipinSocietiesandSteeringCommittees(selection)– Member of the committee of the Swiss Society for the Study of the Ancient Near-East (SSPOA-SGOA),
– «SteeringCommittee»of the«PentateuchSection»,SocietyofBiblicalLiterature,Atlanta(2009-2016;Chair2011-2016),
– SocietyfortheStudyoftheOldTestament(UK),– SwissSocietyofTheology,– SwissSocietyfortheSciencesofReligions,– FachgruppeAltesTestament(Germany).
OrganizationofScientificSymposiums(selection)– OrganizationandchairoftheColloquimBiblicumLovaniense,Louvain(2006).– Organization with Jean-Daniel Macchi and Christophe Nihan of postgraduate studies in HebrewBible:TheformationofthePropheticCorpus(Fribourg–Geneva–Lausanne.2007).
– OrganizationofannualcolloquiumsattheCollègedeFrancce(until2011,togetherwithJean-MarieDurand): “Le jeune héros” (2009), “Les vivants et leurs morts” (2010), “Comment devient-onprophète” (2011), “Tabou et transgression” (2012), “Colères et repentirs divins” (2013); “Entredieuxethommes:anges,demons,etautres” (2014), “Représenterdieuxethomesdans lePOAetdans laBible”(2015), “Oraletécritdans l’Antiquitéorientale”(2016), “Lavieillessedans lePOA”(2017),“Lesang”(2018).
– Workshops“AssyriaandtheBibleinPostcolonialPerspective”,“DeportationsintheAncientWorld”(withDr.IdoKoch,TAU;Paris2017;2019).
Honors– 2012:SacklerScholaroftheUniversityofTelAviv.– 2013:ExtraordinaryProfessoroftheFacultyofDivinityoftheUniversityofPretoria.– 2014:GunningLecturer,SchoolofDivinity,UniversityofEdinburgh.– 2014: Prix d’histoire des religions de la Fondation «Les amis de Pierre-Antoine Bernheim»,
AcadémiedesInscriptionsetBellesLettres.– 2015:DoctorathonoriscausaoftheUniversityofTelAviv.– 2015:PrixcultureloftheFondationLeenaards(Lausanne).
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– 2016:Elected«Académicien»attheAcadémiedesInscriptionsetBelles
Lettres,Paris.– 2018:HonorarymemberoftheSocietyfortheStudyoftheOldTestament.– 2019:Chevalierdel’ordredelaLégiond’honneur.
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