Michael Eber

Dr. Michael Eber is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Digital Humanities, University of Göttingen, holding a DFG Walter Benjamin Fellowship since July 2023 for his project on Latin lives of monachoparthenoi transmission contexts.

His educational background includes:

• History and Philosophy studies at Freie Universität Berlin and University of California, Irvine
• Doctorate in Medieval History from Freie Universität Berlin

Eber's research examines gender identities and sexuality in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, particularly intersections with sanctity concepts, alongside medieval manuscript practices of excerpting, compilation, and re-contextualization. His work bridges gender theory, religious history, and digital humanities methodologies.

His major recognitions include:

• Karl Ferdinand Werner Fellowship at German Historical Institute, Paris
• DFG Walter Benjamin Fellowship for career development

He secured DFG funding for his current project after prior research associate roles at Freie Universität Berlin and Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck. His forthcoming monograph 'Christology and Canon Studies: The Three-Chapter Controversy in Merovingian Canonical Books' will appear in the MGH series.

Eber operates within the Institute for Digital Humanities framework, focusing on interdisciplinary analysis of trans(vestite) saints' hagiographies through digital scholarly methods.