Curriculum vitae of Thomas Richard Chev. Kämmerer

I. General Data
  1. Name: Thomas Richard Chev. Kämmerer.
  2. Date and place of birth: 27.06.1962 in Göttingen.
  3. Nationality: German.
  4. Address: Tartu, Estonia; telephone: (+37 2) 7121521; email: thomas.kaemmerer@ut.ee.
  5. Present employment: University teacher, professor; director of the European Research Centre for Ancient East Mediterranean Cultures (CAMC);
    head of the ALF Estonian Network, ambassador extraordinary for the intercultural cooperation with the Union for the Mediterranean.

    About the history of Tartu / Dorpat and former scholars teaching in Tartu / Dorpat.

  6. Education:

    1969 -1973: Primary school in Roringen.
    1973 -1974: Classical secondary school in Göttingen.
    1974 -1982: Secondary school in Tecklenburg.
     15.06.1982: Matriculation standard (Abitur).
    31.08.1982: Enrolment at the University of Münster in classical philology: Latin, Greek,
    in philosophy and in old oriental studies: Sumerology, Assyriology, Archeology and History of Religion.
    09.02.1984: Graecum.
    07.03.1986: Enrolment at the University of München in old oriental studies: Sumerology, Assyriology, Archeology,
    History of Religion and Hittitology and in philosophy.
    30.07.1986: Hebraicum.
    23.09.1987: Reenrolment at the University of Münster in old oriental studies: Sumerology, Assyriology, Archeology
    and History of Religion and in philosophy. At the same time: Study of Hittitology in Bochum.
    01.03.1993: Beginning of my doctoral thesis.
    17.04.1996: Doctorate in philosophy, doctoral thesis: "Induktion und Reception der mittelbabylonischen
    Dichtung von Ugarit, Emar und Tell el-'Amarna".
  1. Language competences:

    modern languages: English, Estonian, French, German.
    classical languages: Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, Latin.
    ancient languages: Assyrian, Babylonian, Hittite, Hurrian, Sumerian, Ugaritic.
  1. Professional career:

    17.04.1996: Doctorate in philosophy (Ancient Near Eastern Studies) in Münster, Germany.
    01.09.1997: Lecturer at the University of Tartu, Faculty of Theology, Estonia.
    01.09.1998: Visiting professor at the University of Tartu, Estonia.
    01.09.2001: Assistant professor at the University of Tartu, Estonia.
    01.01.2002: Director of the Seminar for Ancient Near Eastern Studies, TÜ, Estonia.
    29.08.2003: Full professor at the University of Tartu, Estonia.
    24.09.2004: Head of the ALF Estonian Network.
     01.12.2004: Member of the DAAD scholarship committee in Tallinn.
    14.11.2005: Director designate of the Baltic branch of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, Naples, Italy.
    10.05.2006: Member of the advisory committee of the Swedish Institute in Alexandria, Egypt.
    01.01.2007: Director of the Baltic branch of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, Naples, Italy.
    01.01.2008: Editor of the annual journal Acta Mediterranea Tartuensia et Monasteriensia (BZAW, deGruyter).
    24.11.2009: Director of the European Research Centre for Ancient East-Mediterranean Cultures (CAMC).
    01.02.2010: Editor of the annual journal Acta Antiqua Mediterranea et Orientalia (AAMO) (Ugarit-Publishing house, Münster).
    14.04.2010: Appointment as "Ambassador extraordinary for intercultual cooperation with the Union of the Mediterranean".
  1. International awards:

    27.11.05: EuroMediterranean award for the dialogue between cultures.

  2. National awards:

    29.03.08: Honory member of the Estonian Assyriological Society, Tartu.
II. Academic activity
  1. Main fields of research: History of Religion, History of Medicine and Lexicography.
  2. List of publications.
  3. Research grants and contacts:

    1997 - 1998: Scholarship holder of the German Volkswagenstiftung (Prof. J. Becker).
    1998 - 2001: Scholarship holder of the German "Förderkreis für Studium der Kultur und Geistesgeschichte (FSKG)".
    1998 - 2012: Cooperation with the:
    a. University of Helsinki (Prof. S. Parpola),
    b. University of Münster (Prof. M. Dietrich, Ugarit-Forschung),
    c. University of Tübingen (Prof. K. Volk, Prof. P. Pfälzner),
    d. University of Göttingen (Prof. B. Groneberg),
    2007 - 2007: Lecturer at the University of Göttingen.
    2008 - 2012: Scholarship holder of the ETF grant "religion and war".

  4. Archeological excavations / surveys / support:

    2001 - 2012: Participation of Estonian students in archeological surveys / excavations in e.g. Tell Mozan and Qatna, Syria.

  5. Participation in national and international conferences and congresses:

    18.04. - 21.04.05: conference of the ALF in Alexandria, Egypt.
    25.04. - 27.04.05: 7th symposium of Assyriology in Tartu, Estonia.
    22.08. - 24.08.05: conference of the Baltic seminar in Tallinn, Estonia.
    13.11. - 14.11.05: conference of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, Naples, Italy.
    24.11. - 28.11.05: conference of the ALF in Barcelona, Spain.
    22.01. - 23.01.06: conference of the University of Göttingen, Germany.
    28.04. - 29.04.06: conference of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, Naples, Italy.
    22.05. - 24.05.06: 8th symposium of Ancient East-Mediterranean Studies in Tartu, Estonia.
    17.07. - 21.07.06: International congress of Assyriology and Near Eastern Archaeology, Münster, Germany.
    04.06. - 07.06.07: 9th International congress for Ancient East-Mediterranean Studies, Tartu, Estonia.
    02.06. - 06.06.08: 10th International congress for Ancient East-Mediterranean Studies, Tartu, Estonia.
    21.11. - 22.11.08: 1st common workshop concerning Urbanization in the Ancient East Mediterranean at Münster University, Germany.
    11.05. - 15.05.09: 11th International congress for Ancient East-Mediterranean Studies, Tartu, Estonia.
    02.03. - 07.03.10: 1st Anna Lindh foundation Forum, Barcelona, Spain.
    13.05. - 16.05.10: 12th International congress for Ancient East-Mediterranean Studies, Tartu, Estonia.
    02.06. - 05.06.11: 13th International congress for Ancient East-Mediterranean Studies, Tartu, Estonia.
    16.02. - 16.02.12: conference of the Association of Estonian Cities in Tallinn, Estonia.
    10.05. - 12.05.12: 14th International congress for Ancient East-Mediterranean Studies, Tartu, Estonia.

  6. Other administrative and professional activities (cf. V.):
  1. Organizer of the annual international congress for Ancient East-Mediterranean Studies at the university of Tartu.
  2. Organizer of the biannual (2008, 2010, 2012) international workshop for Ancient East-Mediterranean Archeology with the topic: "Patterns of Urbanisation" at the university of Münster.
  3. Organizer of the Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale (RAI 47) in Helsinki / Tallinn
    (member of the steering committee).
  4. Member of the scholarship committee of the DAAD in Estonia.
III. Teaching
  1. New lecture courses developed:

    01.09.1997: In continuation of the lectures hold at the University of Tartu (Prof. A. von Bulmerincq, Prof. U. Masing):
    new foundation of "Ancient Near Eastern Studies" at the Faculty of Theology.
    Introduction and lectures for advanced students in Sumerology, Assyriology, Archeology and History of Religion.
    01.12.2001: Official teaching began at the Department for Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the Faculty of Theology.
    01.02.2004: Official teaching began at the Chair for Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the Faculty of Theology.
    01.09.2004: New curriculum (english and german language) for foreign students.
    01.09.2006: New interdisciplinary curriculum (english) for foreign students.
    01.04.2010: New interdisciplinary curriculum (english) for foreign students.
  1. Study aids:

    Cooperation in the annual Symposium of History of Religion at the Faculty of Theology organized by the Universities of Tartu and Münster in Tartu.

IV. Administrative and other duties

          See above II.4.5.

V. Professional development

December 2001: Foundation of the seminar for Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the Faculty of Theology.
January 2002: Appointment as the head of the seminar for Ancient Near Eastern Studies.
September 2003: Appointment as full professor at the chair for Ancient Near Eastern Studies.
March 2004: Appointment as the head of the ALF Estonian Network.
 November 2005: Appointment as the director designate of the Baltic branch of the Fondazione Mediterraneo.
May 2006: Appointment as a member of the advisory committee of the Swedish Institute in Alexandria, Egypt.
January 2007: Appointment as the director of the Baltic branch of the Fondazione Mediterraneo.
September 2009: Appointment as the director of the European Research Centre for Ancient East-Mediterranean Cultures (CAMC).
14.04.2010: Appointment as "Ambassador extraordinary for intercultual cooperation with the Union of the Mediterranean".

VI. Public and social activities

Since September 2002: Participation in the monthly "Dorpater Dozententag".
Since March 2004:Coordinator of the ALF Estonian Network.