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Thomas Ernst Josef Wiedemann

1950 – 2001

German-British historian

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Lived 1950 – 2001 (aged 51). Thomas Ernst Josef Wiedemann was a German historian.

Thomas Ernst Josef Wiedemann (14 May 1950 – 28 June 2001 ) was a German-British historian.

Life Thomas Wiedemann was born in Karlsruhe on 14 May 1950. His grandmother was Jewish as well as his doctorate 'Adults and Children in the Roman Empire'. With his interest in slavery throughout history, he founded the International Centre for the History of Slavery (ICHOS, now called Institute for the Study of Slavery or ISOS) in 1998 in Bristol.

Works Greek and Roman Slavery: A Sourcebook, Londen, 1981. Thucydides, Thucydides. Book I, ed. E.C. Marchant – introd. bib. T.E.J. Wiedemann, Bristol, 1982 (= 1993). Thucydides, Thucydides. Book II, ed. E.C. Marchant – introd. bib. T.E.J. Wiedemann, Bristol, 1982 (= 1993). Adults and Children in the Roman Empire, Londen, 1989. The Julio-Claudian emperors: AD 14–70, Bristol, 1989. – J. Gardner (ed.), The Roman Household: A Sourcebook, Londen, 1991. Emperors and Gladiators, London – New York, 1992. Cicero and the end of the Roman Republic, Londen, 1994 (= 1995, 2001).

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Finchley Catholic High School, Hertford College
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University of Bristol, University of Nottingham
Also known as
Thomas E. J. Wiedemann

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Who was Thomas Ernst Josef Wiedemann?

German-British historian (1950-2001)

When was Thomas Ernst Josef Wiedemann born?

Thomas Ernst Josef Wiedemann was born on 14 May 1950 in Karlsruhe.

When did Thomas Ernst Josef Wiedemann die?

Thomas Ernst Josef Wiedemann died on 28 June 2001 in Nottingham.

What was Thomas Ernst Josef Wiedemann's occupation?

Thomas Ernst Josef Wiedemann was a historian.

What nationality was Thomas Ernst Josef Wiedemann?

Thomas Ernst Josef Wiedemann was German.

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· Wikipedia: Thomas Ernst Josef Wiedemann

· Wikidata: Q2634832

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