Frank Rexroth

Prof. Dr. Frank Rexroth is a Professor of Medieval and Modern History at the University of Göttingen, affiliated with the Seminar for Medieval and Modern History and the Center for Cultural Studies. He serves as Vice President of the Lower Saxony Academy of Sciences and leads the DFG project “Loneliness.” His research focuses on the social and intellectual history of medieval scholasticism, university development, and premodern knowledge cultures. Key works include Knowledge True and Useful (2023), a cultural history of early scholasticism, and edited volumes on historical concepts and identity formation.

Research interests span the intersection of knowledge production, social structures, and institutional frameworks in medieval and early modern Europe. Recent publications explore Scottish late medieval governance, Dominican third-order dynamics, and the role of expertise in premodern societies. Rexroth has received prestigious awards, including the 2021 Humanities International Prize and a fellowship from the DHI Paris. His work bridges historiography with interdisciplinary approaches, emphasizing the social embeddedness of intellectual movements.

• Education: Not explicitly stated in text, but academic trajectory includes research on 14th-century university foundations and medieval scholasticism.
• Grants/Awards: Supported by DFG, Fritz Thyssen Foundation, and Lindemann Foundation.
• Labs/Teams: Leads research projects at the Center for Cultural Studies, collaborating with scholars like Ludger Grenzmann and Jan-Hendryk de Boer.