Dr. Matthias H. Rauert

Dr. Matthias H. Rauert

1955 born in Lübeck, North Germany.
1976 High school diploma at the 'Johanneum' high school Lübeck (with preparatory work at Timmendorfer Strand boarding school, 1970 — 1972).

1977 — 1987
a- commercial apprenticeship in wholesale trade for sound storage media.
b- alternative civil service.
c- five years study of folklore, social-economy-and art history at University of Hamburg, Germany.

1987 — 1988 employee at the Altona Museum-North German State Museum in Hamburg. Participated in renovation of the permanent exhibition.

From August 1988 freelance journalist with NORD-Magazin für Kultur, Politik und Wirtschaft, a periodical reporting on culture, politics, and economy. Since January 1991, staff reporter with the NORD-Magazin Publishing Group. Covered, among other topics, exhibitions of contemporary art and developments in the former east German states.

January 1992 also employee with 'Kultur in Hamburg', a monthly periodical listing cultural events in the city.

May 1992 deputy chief editor of NORD-Magazin.

October 1992 responsible editor with Kümpers publishing group Hamburg.

October 1997 Ph.D. with first-class honors at the University of Hamburg.

July 1998 — May 2001 planning, conception and coordination of the exhibition '400 years Mennoniten in Altona und Hamburg' (400 Jahre Mennoniten in Altona und Hamburg, exhibition May 25 — Aug. 19, 2001, including edition of the exhibition catalogue and associative interpretive collection of historical sources on CD-ROM)

June 2001 — December 2004 academic research associate, Theological Faculty, University of Heidelberg. Worked on a project cataloguing manuscripts by and books owned by Hutterites in Europe (under the direction of Prof. Dr. Gottfried Seebass). Areas: Hungary, eastern part of Austria, Switzerland, Wolfenbuettel und Stuttgart.

October 2005 — Matthias H. Rauert together with Thomas Schamp and others created the first church historical exhibition on an interactive CD-ROM in Germany, which was edited under the title 400 Jahre Mennoniten in Altona und Hamburg 1601—2001, 400 Jahre Niederländerverträge mit Hamburg 1605—2005 by Annelie Kümpers-Greve and the Mennonite Geschichtsverein as contribution of the Mennonite congregation of Hamburg to the jubilee 400 Jahre Niederländerverträge mit Hamburg 1605—2005 (2nd edition in December 2005).

Dr. Matthias H. Rauert lives alternately in Germany and Hungary. He works as a freelance author and script writer. He also is editor and co-publisher of the 'Vivarium Fontium' series. The first volume of the series: Kiss, Magdolna: Iordanes GETICA. A gótok eredete és tettei, Pécs 2002, now in its 4th ed. (The Getica of Jordanes. The Origin And Deeds Of The Goths). Five vols. are published, an additional four volumes are in preparation.