Raphaela Veit

Dr. Raphaela Veit is a Research Fellow in the Department of Classics at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin's Faculty of Language, Literature and Humanities. Her academic career includes leadership roles in several DFG-funded projects, such as 'Averroes as a Physician' (2017-2024) and 'Studies on the Sources of Avicenna's Canon of Medicine' (2006-2010). She has held research positions at prestigious institutions including the University of Cologne's Thomas-Institute and the University of Tübingen's Department of Medieval Studies.

Education:

• PhD in Medieval History/Islamic Studies (University of Tübingen, 2001)
• M.A./Maîtrise in History and Islamic Studies (University of Tübingen and Aix-Marseille I, 1996)

Research Interests:
Dr. Veit specializes in the transmission of Arabic medical knowledge to medieval Europe, focusing on key figures like Averroes and Avicenna. She examines how Islamicate medical texts were translated, adapted, and integrated into Latin and Hebrew scholarship, particularly in al-Andalus and Italy. Her work also explores manuscript studies, including calligraphic practices and textual provenance, as well as the interplay between religious doctrines and medical education in pre-modern contexts. Recent projects analyze the Canon of Medicine's reception across cultures and the role of translational medicine in political and intellectual networks.

Publications Trends:
Her recent articles reveal sustained engagement with Avicenna’s Canon and its Latin adaptations, medieval medical translation networks (e.g., Andrea Alpago), and the textual layers connecting Greek, Arabic, and Latin medical traditions. She emphasizes the materiality of manuscripts and their role in transmitting knowledge, often collaborating with institutions like the Linden-Museum Stuttgart and the Thomas-Institute Cologne.

Advising & Grants:
Dr. Veit has extensive grant leadership experience, including DFG projects since 2006. Though no formal advisees are listed, her multi-institutional collaborations suggest mentorship roles in interdisciplinary teams. Grants supported her work on digitization (e.g., Digital Averroes Research Environment) and international workshops on Galen and Averroes' medical thought.

Labs & Teams:
She is part of the DFG-funded team for Galen's Commentary on the Hippocratic Aphorisms and previously led the Averroes as a Physician project. Her work intersects with the Institut für Klassische Philologie (HU Berlin), the Thomas-Institute (Cologne), and the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. She also engages with the 'Marburger Gespräche zur Alten Heilkunde' and the 'Digital Averroes Research Environment' (DARE) project, which digitized manuscripts and texts.