Hans Hones

Hans Hones is a Senior Lecturer in Art History at the University of Aberdeen, currently serving as Head of the Art History Department. He holds a PhD from LMU Munich (2013) and has held prior positions at the Courtauld Institute, The Warburg Institute, and UCL. His research focuses on art historiography, particularly the intersections between art history and fields like Classics, archaeology, and theology. He has authored three monographs, seven edited volumes, and over 40 essays, supported by institutions like the Paul Mellon Centre and Herzog-August-Bibliothek. His work emphasizes the disciplinary formation of art history and its contested academic positioning in Britain.

• Education: PhD in Art History, LMU Munich (2013)

Research interests include 18th-century historiography, migration in art history, and environmental discourses in Neoclassical/Romantic art. Key publications explore figures like Heinrich Wölfflin and Aby Warburg, as well as British art history’s institutional development. Recent work examines climatology’s influence on neoclassical art theory and the discipline’s professionalization struggles in Britain.

Awards:

• Paul Mellon Centre Research Collections Fellowship (2021/22)
• Aby Warburg Prize - Research Support Award (2024)

Advising/Grants: Actively supervising PhD students in Art History; research funded by major cultural institutions. Engaged with interdisciplinary projects like 'From the Floe Edge' and 'Care in Funerals' initiatives.

Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the Centre for the History and Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Medicine at Aberdeen. Contributes to collaborative projects on art historiography and cultural memory.