Bernd-Ulrich Hergemöller
Encyclopedia
Bernd-Ulrich Hergemöller (born 10 November 1950) is a German
historian
specializing in the Middle Ages
and the author of several books on LGBT
history and medieval European history.
Hergemöller studied Catholic theology, philosophy and history and graduated from university in 1978. First Hergemöller worked at the University of Münster
and then at Ruhr University in Bochum
. Since 1996, Hergemöller has been a professor
of mediaeval history at the University of Hamburg
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
specializing in the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
and the author of several books on LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
history and medieval European history.
Hergemöller studied Catholic theology, philosophy and history and graduated from university in 1978. First Hergemöller worked at the University of Münster
Münster
Münster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also capital of the local government region Münsterland...
and then at Ruhr University in Bochum
Bochum
Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...
. Since 1996, Hergemöller has been a professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of mediaeval history at the University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg
The University of Hamburg is a university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by Wilhelm Stern and others. It grew out of the previous Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen and the Kolonialinstitut as well as the Akademisches Gymnasium. There are around 38,000 students as of the start of...
.
Works
- Magnus versus Birgitta : der Kampf der heiligen Birgitta von Schweden gegen König Magnus Eriksson, Hamburg 2003
- Randgruppen der spätmittelalterlichen Gesellschaft, ein Hand- und Studienbuch, Warendorf 1994, 3. Edition 2001, ISBN 3925522204
- Mann für Mann, Biographisches Lexikon zur Geschichte von Freundesliebe und männlicher Sexualität im deutschen Sprachraum, Hamburg 1998, ISBN 3928983652
- Sodom und Gomorrha : Zur Alltagswirklichkeit und Verfolgung Homosexueller im Mittelalter, 2., überarbeitete and ergänzte Edition. Hamburg 2000, Reprint Hamburg: MännerschwarmSkript-Verl., ISBN 3-928983-81-4