Maria Schäpers

Maria Schäpers is a Senior Scientist and scientific referent at the German Mining Museum Bochum, specializing in collection and documentation management. Her work bridges archival science, mining history, and public history, with a focus on Carolingian-era Germany and 20th-century resistance in the Rhineland.

• Education: Ph.D. in Medieval and Modern History from the University of Bonn.
• Roles: Senior Scientist (since 2020), Archivist for the montan.dok 21 project (since 2017).

Research Interests: Her scholarship spans the Carolingian Empire, archival practices in economic history, mining heritage infrastructure, and the intersection of public history with industrial culture. She emphasizes regional studies of Stolberg and Cologne.

Publications & Projects: Recent work includes establishing montan.dok 21, a central research infrastructure for German mining heritage, and studies on Emperor Lothar I. Her articles explore archival digitization, Carolingian governance, and urban history.

Collaborations: Active in the Association for Regional History of the Rhineland, the Bonn Medieval Forum, and the Prümer Land Historical Society.