Benedict Weigand

Benedict Weigand serves as a Scientific Assistant at the Chair of Franconian Regional History within the Institute of History, Faculty of Humanities, University of Würzburg since October 2024. He concurrently pursues doctoral research through a cotutelle program between University of Würzburg and Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, supported by the STER-Program fellowship from the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA).

His academic background includes teacher training in History and French at University of Würzburg (2014-2021), culminating in the First State Examination for Bavarian Gymnasium teaching. International experience encompasses study semesters at University of Caen Normandy (2017-2018) and Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (2019), alongside archival internship at State Archive in Toruń (2019).

Research centers on Regional History with specialization in Franconian and Bavarian territories, Medieval History focusing on Teutonic Order dynamics between the Baltic and Adriatic, and Digital Humanities methodologies including historical database design and digital cartography. His summer 2025 teaching portfolio reflects this interdisciplinary approach through courses on regional history, Teutonic Order studies, and digital history applications.

Award recognition includes the competitive STER-Program Fellowship (2021-2025) from Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange, funding his comparative research on medieval Central European territories.

Professional development spans research positions at the Teutonic Order Research Center (2021-2024) and student assistantship at the Franconian Regional History Chair (2016-2020), demonstrating progressive engagement with historical scholarship and digital methodology development. Current work integrates archival research with spatial analysis techniques for historical reconstruction.