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Prof. Dr. Christof Rolker is a Professor of Basic Historical Sciences at the Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies, Otto-Friedrich University, Bamberg. His research intersects Medieval History, Canon Law, and Gender Studies, with a focus on legal knowledge systems, naming practices, and medieval manuscripts. He has led the Clavis Canonum research project and extensively studied the Bamberg Emperor Henry Library.
- PhD (2006), University of Cambridge
- MA (2002), University of Oxford
- Habilitation (2012), University of Konstanz
His research explores pre-Gratian canon law, gender ambiguity, and monastic legal traditions. Recent work analyzes the Cambridge History of Medieval Canon Law and digital reconstructions of lost manuscripts like Burchard’s Liber decretorum. Publications include Canon Law in the Age of Reforms (2023) and a co-edited volume on Emperor Henry II (2024).
Professor Rolker contributes to digital humanities and interdisciplinary medieval studies, often collaborating on projects involving Italian archives and Alpine naming conventions. His editorial work includes the New Discourses in Medieval Canon Law Research (2019) and Competing Affiliations (2011).
