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German historian
The
History of Science Museum, Oxford (above).
Silke M. Ackermann
FSA (German:
[ˈzɪlkə ˈʔakɐman] ; born 5 November 1961) is a German-born
cultural historian and museum professional. She became a British Citizen in 2009 and has since held dual German-British citizenship. Ackermann currently serves as Director of the
History of Science Museum at the
University of Oxford , having been appointed in 2014 as the first female museum director at Oxford University. She is also co-founding director of the
Oxford Centre for the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology and holds a Professorial Fellowship at
Linacre College . In 2013 she was the first woman to be elected President of the
Scientific Instrument Commission of the
International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology , a post she held until 2017. Ackermann is a Fellow of the
Society of Antiquaries , a
Liveryman of the
Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers , and a
Freeman of the
Worshipful Company of Clockmakers .
Education
Ackermann studied History and
Oriental Languages at the
University of Frankfurt in Germany.
[1] After working for the "Regesta Imperii" Project, she wrote an MA thesis on the 13th-century mathematician, astronomer and astrologer
Michael Scot entitled "Michael Scot: a universal scholar of the 13th century: Sources of his life - Tradition of his works" .
[2] Ackermann continued this research for her PhD which she presented in 1996, and was later published as a book.
[3] During this research, Ackermann studied
History of Science at the Institute for the History of Science within Frankfurt University and acted as an assistant to
David King .
Career
From 1996, Ackermann was the Curator of European and Islamic
scientific instruments at the
British Museum in
London .
[4] In April 2005 she was elected a fellow of the
Society of Antiquaries .
[5] In 2012, Ackermann took up a professorship at the University of Applied Sciences
Baltic College in
Schwerin , Germany, where she was later appointed president.
[6]
[7]
[8] From July 2013 to 2017 she was the President of the
Scientific Instrument Commission .
[9]
[10]
[11] From March 2014, Ackermann has been Director of the
History of Science Museum, Oxford and fellow of
Linacre College ,
[12]
[8] taking over from
Jim Bennett who was succeeded for 2 years by Stephen Johnston who served as the acting director from 2012 to 2014.
[13] She is the first ever female head of a museum at the University of Oxford.
Ackermann's research interests include the
history of science of the
Middle Ages and
Renaissance and the
Islamic World ,
scientific instruments (especially
astrolabes ), and knowledge transfer.
[14]
Works
Humphrey Cole: mint, measurement and maps in Elizabethan England (1998)
[15]
Richard II, John Holland and three medieval quadrants. (1999)
[16]
Time (1999)
[17]
Maths and memory: calendar medals in the British Museum (2004)
[18]
Sternstunden am Kaiserhof: Michael Scotus und sein Buch von den Bildern und Zeichen des Himmels (2009)
[3]
Scientific Instruments on Display (2014)
[19]
Museum of the History of Science, Oxford (2016)
[20]
Contributed to:
Globes at Greenwich (1999)
[21]
Sundials at Greenwich (2002)
[22]
Astrolabes at Greenwich (2005)
[23]
Masterpieces of Medieval Art (2012)
[24]
References
^
"Comunicare La Scienza Nei Musei Dal Concetto All'Exhibit" . Florence, Italy. 12 April 2002. Retrieved 29 March 2014 .
^ Ackermann, Silke (1987).
"Michael Scotus : ein Universalgelehrter des 13. Jahrhunderts : Quellen zu seinem Leben - Überlieferung seiner Werke | Copac" . copac.jisc.ac.uk (in German). Archived from
the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018 .
^
a
b Ackermann, Silke (2009).
"Sternstunden am Kaiserhof : Michael Scotus und sein Buch von den Bildern und Zeichen des Himmels | Copac" . copac.jisc.ac.uk (in German). Archived from
the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018 .
^
"Silke Ackermann" . UK:
University of Oxford . 14 October 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2014 .
^
"Fellows Directory - Society of Antiquaries" . www.sal.org.uk . Retrieved 19 January 2018 .
^
"Prof. Dr. Ackermann wird neue prädidentin" (PDF) . BCnews . July 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018 .
^
"Prof. Dr. Silke Ackermann neue Präsidentin am Baltic College - Wissenschaft - Nordic Market" . www.nordic-market.de . Retrieved 19 January 2018 .
^
a
b
"History of Science's leader is appointed" .
The Oxford Times . UK. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2014 .
^
"Public lecture: Silke Ackermann, 20 November 2017" . Scientific Instrument Society . Retrieved 19 January 2018 .
^ Ackermann, Silke; Kremer, Richard L; Miniati, Mara (2014).
Scientific instruments on display . Brill.
ISBN
9789004264397 .
OCLC
880237889 .
^
"XXXVI Symposium Scientific instruments" . site.mast.br . Retrieved 19 January 2018 .
^
"Oxford Today - Trinity Term 2014" . Issuu . Retrieved 19 January 2018 .
^
"Museum of the History of Science appoints new director" . UK:
University of Oxford . 14 October 2013. Archived from
the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2014 .
^
"AIA Lecturer: Silke Ackermann" .
Archaeological Institute of America . 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2014 .
^ Ackermann, Silke (1998).
"Humphrey Cole : mint, measurement and maps in Elizabethan England | Copac" . copac.jisc.ac.uk . Archived from
the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018 .
^ Ackermann, Silke (1999).
"Richard II, John Holland and three medieval quadrants. | Copac" . copac.jisc.ac.uk . Archived from
the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018 .
^ Ackermann, Silke.
"Time | Copac" . copac.jisc.ac.uk . Archived from
the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018 .
^ Ackermann, Silke (2004).
"Maths and memory : calendar medals in the British Museum, Parts 1 and 2 | Copac" . copac.jisc.ac.uk . Archived from
the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018 .
^ Ackermann, Silke (2014).
"Scientific instruments on display | Copac" . copac.jisc.ac.uk . Archived from
the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018 .
^ Ackermann, Silke (2016).
"Museum of the History of Science, Oxford | Copac" . copac.jisc.ac.uk . Archived from
the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018 .
^ Decker, Elly (1999).
"Globes at Greenwich : a catalogue of the globes and armillary spheres in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich | Copac" . copac.jisc.ac.uk . Archived from
the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018 .
^ Higton, Hester (2002).
"Sundials at Greenwich : a catalogue of the sundials, nocturnals and horay quadrants in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich | Copac" . copac.jisc.ac.uk . Archived from
the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018 .
^ Cleempoel, Koenraad.
"Astrolabes at Greenwich : a catalogue of the astrolabes in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich | Copac" . copac.jisc.ac.uk . Archived from
the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018 .
^ Robinson, James (2012).
"Masterpieces of medieval art | Copac" . copac.jisc.ac.uk . Archived from
the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018 .
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