Clemens Gantner

Clemens Gantner is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of History and Cultural Studies, University of Vienna, and a Post-doc Researcher at the Austrian Academy of Sciences' Institute for Medieval Research. His work focuses on early medieval European history, particularly papal sources, Carolingian Italy, Byzantine studies, and cultural exchange in the Mediterranean.

• University of Vienna (Mag. phil. 2005, Dr. phil. 2011)
• Institute for Austrian Historical Research (Master's 2009)

Research interests span cultural identity in post-Roman Europe, manuscript traditions like the Liber Pontificalis, and Carolingian political strategies in Italy and the Mediterranean. His publications analyze papal constructions of 'Others', Carolingian emperors, and eschatological texts.

Scientific awards and grants include collaborations on FWF Wittgenstein (2008-2010) and ERC Advanced Grant SCIRE (2013-2014) projects. He co-organizes international conferences at institutions like the British School in Rome and the International Medieval Congress in Leeds.

Active in academic networks such as SAAME and SISMED, Gantner contributes to editorial boards and interdisciplinary initiatives like Global Eurasia III. His teaching and supervision align with his research on historical identity and manuscript studies.