Sonja Hermann

Sonja Hermann is a Research Fellow at the University of Bonn, affiliated with the Department of Historical Fundamental Sciences and Archivistics. She has been a scientific staff member of the Arbeitsstelle Inschriften project since 2004, focusing on medieval epigraphy and material culture.

• Education: PhD (2011, University of Bonn, Dissertation: Die Inschriften der Stadt Essen); Maîtrise d'histoire (2002, University of Bordeaux); BA in Medieval and Modern History, Art History, and Public Law (University of Bonn, 1998-2004).
• Research Interests: Epigraphy, historical graffiti, material culture, and interdisciplinary approaches to medieval inscriptions.
• Publication Trends: Her work spans medieval stone tablets, reliquaries, and architectural inscriptions, emphasizing digital documentation and cultural context. She contributes to epigraphic databases like German Inscriptions Online.
• Labs/Teams: Active in the Arbeitsstelle Inschriften team and serves on the scientific advisory board of In-Scription, an online journal for epigraphic studies.