Gertrud Seidmann | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 September 1919 |
| Died | 15 February 2013 (aged 93) |
| Awards | Goethe Medal |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Wolfson College, Oxford |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Linguist |
| Institutions | Battersea County School, University of Oxford, University of Southampton |
Gertrud Seidmann, FSA, FRSA (16 September 1919 – 15 February 2013) was an Austrian-British linguist and jewellery historian, specialising in engraved gems.
Her first career was as a linguist, teaching German and applied linguistics at Battersea County School, the University of Oxford, and the University of Southampton: she was awarded the Goethe Medal in 1968. She formally retired in 1979 and dedicated herself to researching jewellery and engraved gems, becoming a research associate of the Institute of Archaeology and of Oxford's Beazley Archive.[1][2][3][4]
In 2004, Seidmann matriculated into Wolfson College, Oxford to study for a Master of Letters (MLitt) research degree. She thereby became the University of Oxford's oldest ever student. She went on to undertake research towards a doctorate in the School of Archaeology. In 2011, due to ill health and at the age of 91, she ended her studies and was awarded a Certificate of Graduate Attainment by the university.[2][3]
Honours
In 1985, Seidmann was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).[1] She was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA) in 1986.[1]
In 1999, a Festschrift was published in her honour: it was titled Classicism to Neo-classicism: Essays dedicated to Gertrud Seidmann, and was edited by Martin Henig and Dimitris Plantzos.[5]
Selected works
- "Nathaniel Marchant, Gem-engraver, 1739-1816". The Volume of the Walpole Society. 53: 1–105. 1987.
- Seidmann, Gertrud (1997). "Person seals in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century England and their antecedents". In Collon, Dominique (ed.). 7000 years of seals. London: British Museum Press. ISBN 9780714111438.
References
- 1 2 3 "Gertrud Seidmann". The Times. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- 1 2 Barton, Laura (23 June 2006). "In a class of her own". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- 1 2 "Gertrud Seidmann awarded a Certificate of Graduate Attainment". School of Archaeology. University of Oxford. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ↑ "Gertrud Seidmann (Biographical details)". British Museum.
- ↑ Henig, Martin; Plantzos, Dimitris, eds. (1999). Classicism to Neo-classicism: Essays dedicated to Gertrud Seidmann. Oxford: British Archaeological Reports. ISBN 978-1841710099.