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Mischa Meier is a full Professor at the University of Tübingen, affiliated with the Faculty of Philosophy and Department of History. His research spans Ancient History, focusing on Sparta, Late Antiquity (4th–7th centuries), and the Ostrogothic Reich, with special interests in ethnological approaches, historical disaster research, and the reception of antiquity in music and literature.
- Educated in Classical Philology, History, and Pedagogy (University of Bochum, 1998)
- Key projects include the DFG-funded (Post-)Roman Transitions and the Historisch-philologischer Kommentar zur Weltchronik des Johannes Malalas
- Recipient of the 2022 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize and 2016–2018 VolkswagenStiftung Opus Magnum Fellowship
His 15 most recent publications reveal trends in Late Antique societal transformations, Mediterranean pandemics, and comparative crisis studies, including works on Attila, Justinian, and Nero. He has edited major series like Malalas-Studien and Bedrohte Ordnungen, and participated in interdisciplinary projects such as Nomen et Gens and Transformationsprozesse und das Ende der Antike.
- Scientific Awards
- 2022 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
- 2016–2018 VolkswagenStiftung Opus Magnum Fellowship
- 2015 Karl-Christ-Preis für Alte Geschichte
- 2004 Historikerpreis der Historiker/innen Deutschlands
- 2003 Westfälisch-Lippische Universitätsgesellschaft Preis
- Editorial & Advisory Roles
- Co-editor of Historia and Roma Aeterna series
- Scientific Board member for Millennium, OIKOS Netherlands, and Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
