Prof. Dr.
Gerhard LauerProfile page
Fachbereich Philosophie und Philologie
Orcid identifier0000-0003-0230-2574
- Fachbereich Philosophie und Philologie
- +49 6131 39 22580 (Work)
- Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Main, Gutenberg Institute for World Literature and Written Media, Jakob-Welder-Weg 18, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, 55128, Germany
BIO
Gerhard Lauer is Gutenberg professor for Book Studies, who uses historical, experimental and computational methods to understand cultural behaviour of humans, specifically their books and reading.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Professor for German PhilolgyGeorg August University Goettingen, Department for German Philology, Goettingen, Germany1 Oct 2002 - 1 Aug 2017
- Professor for Digital HumanitiesUniversity of Basel, Digital Humanities Lab, Basel, Switzerland1 Sep 2017 - 31 Aug 2021
- Professor for Book StudiesJohannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Gutenberg Institute for World Literature and Written Media, Mainz, Germany1 Oct 2021 - present
DEGREES
- M.A.Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Germany1 Jan 1989 - 1 Jul 1989
- Dr.phil.Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Germany1 Jul 1990 - 1 Jul 1992
- Dr.phil.habil.Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Germany1 Jul 1994 - 1 Jul 2000
LANGUAGES
- YiddishCan read, write and understand
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review