Gerd Tellenbach

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Gerd Tellenbach

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Gerd Tellenbach's Degrees

• PhD History University of Münster

Why Is Gerd Tellenbach Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Gerd Tellenbach was a German historian and scholar of medieval social and religious history, particularly of the Papacy and German church during the Investiture Controversy and reform movements of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Tellenbach also made groundbreaking contributions to the study of the medieval nobility and helped establish a new field of research dedicated to mapping social networks and familial ties among medieval elites . After studying history at the universities of Freiburg and Heidelberg, he taught in Gießen, Münster, and finally the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg, where he served as Rektor in 1949–1950 and again in 1957–1958. From 1962 to 1971, he was director of the German Historical Institute in Rome, a state-sponsored research center dedicated to German-Italian studies and the history of the Papacy in the Middle Ages.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Gerd Tellenbach?

Gerd Tellenbach is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Freiburg
• University of Giessen
• University of Münster