ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Marianne Klemun
ao. Univ.-Prof. i.R. Mag. Dr. Marianne Klemun
UniversitÀtsring 1
1010 Wien
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Curriculum Vitae
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Curriculum Vitae
Name: Marianne KLEMUN
Date of birth: 9 April 1955
Place of birth: Ruden, Austria
Nationality: Austrian
Marital status: Married
Currently position: Professor (Ao.-Prof.) at the Department of History, Univ. Vienna
Fields of Interest: History of Science, Natural History in a cultural context
School education
- 1963 â 1966 Primary School Ruden, Austria
- 1967 â 1974 Grammar School in Klagenfurt, Austria
University education
- 1974: University of Vienna. Fields of study: History, German Language and Literature, History of Art, and biological and geological subjects.
- 1982: MA in German Language and Literature, History and Teaching
- 1992: PhD in History at the University of Vienna
- 2002: Habilitation and Professor at the Dept. of Modern History of the Univ. of Vienna
Professional Experience
- 1976-1982: Teacher in Adult Education: âGerman for Foreignersâ at state-funded evening schools
- 1977-1982: Numerous training courses and wide experience in the field of âGerman for Foreignersâ in Germany (Nuremberg, etc.)
- 1982: Assistant teacher at a grammar school in Vienna
- 1982-1991 Postdoc at the Department of Modern History, Univ. of Vienna
- 1986-1992: Research in Klagenfurt (Austria), Graz (Austria), Ljubljana (Slovenia), Trieste (Italy), Munich, Berlin, London and Sibiu (Romania)
- 1992-2002: Ass. Prof. at the Department of Mod. History, Univ. of Vienna
- 1997: Board member of the Austrian Society for History of Science
- 1997-2004: Consultant for equal rights for women within the Faculty of Cult. Studies
- Since 2004: Elected Membership in the International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences INHIGEO
- Since 2005-2014: Elected Member of the âCommission for Hist. of Sciencesâ at the Academy of Sciences (Vienna)
- 2006-2012 Vice Dean of the Faculty of Cultural âHistory, University in Vienna
- Since 2007 Head and Member of the Group âĂffentlichkeitsarbeitâ of the Faculty
- 2007: Visiting Professor at Jena (Germany) and teaching in History of Geology
- 2009-2012: Councellor and Member of the Nominating Committee of the Earth Science Society (USA)
- 2011-2012: Vice Director of the Department of History, University of Vienna
- Since 2016:
Member of the Board of the INHIGEO
Secretary General of the INHIGEO
Head of the Working Group History of Science at the Department
Curated Museum Exhibitions
- 1998: Concept and organisation of the exhibition âWorkshop Nature in Carinthiaâ in the County Museum for Carinthia
- 1999: Concept of the exhibition âFranz Ungerââ at the Institute of Ecology and Vegetation Ecology (Faculty of Science and Math.) Vienna
- 2000: Scientific conception of the exhibition â200th Anniversary of the First Ascent of the Grossglockner in Carinthiaâ , in Carinthia
- 2012-2013: Co-curator of the Exhibition "Gelehrte Objekte" at the Austrian Museum of Ethnology, Vienna
INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT (Selection)
- Botanical Garden at Klagenfurt (Carinthia)
- Centro interuniversitĂĄrio de HistĂłria das CiĂȘncias e da Tecnologia in Lisbon
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Awards
- 2010: Wulfen-Price by Carinthian Natural History Society
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Social Media
Radio Interview: Gregor Mendel (2016) etc.
Concept of âuni-fictionâ Stories (Science communication) about the History of the University of Vienna on the homepage of the University (since 12 March 2014)
Research
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Research Interests
- History of science
- history of natural sciences in a cultural context (botany, travelling, botanical gardens, expeditions)
- history of earth science
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Projects
- Member of the Group âWissenschaftsgeschichte der Metropoleâ (History of science and metropolis) at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (Commission History and Philosophy of Sciences)
- Book (2018/9): Edition and interpretation: the diaries of Franz Hauer
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Conference Organisation
Selection
- Together with Ana Carneiro: Organisation of the Session: âTextbooks and Handbooks as an Instrument of Powerâ (Symposium Nr. 41, 10 papers), at: 7th International Conference of the European Society for the History of Science: âScience and Power, Science as Powerâ, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague, 22â24 September 2016.
- Commentator of 9 papers: âSkulls and roses: natural History collection and their meaning in 18â19th centuries, at: 7th International Conference of the European Society for the History of Science: âScience and Power, Science as Powerâ, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague, 22â24 September 2016.
- Organisation of the Conference: Eduard Suess (1831â1914). Politik â Wissenschaft â Verantwortung, University of Vienna, 25 April, 2014.
- Organiser of the session âAddressing the Dynamics of Museumsâ, at âScience and Technology in the European Peripheryâ, 9th STEP Meeting, Centro interuniversitĂĄrio de HistĂłria das CiĂȘncias e da Tecnologia, 1 - 3 September 2014, Lisbon).
- Organiser of the session (with Marita HĂŒbner) âAntiquarism â crossing regions, oceans, and field of knowledgeâ, at Scientiae 2014, Disciplines of Knowing in the Early Modern Worldâ; 23 - 25 April 2014, Juridicum, Vienna.
- Organiser of the symposium âScientific Expeditions: Local Practices and Cosmopolitan Discoursesâ, with Ulrike Spring (Sogndal, Norwegen), at: 5th International Conference of the European Society for the History of Science: Scientific Cosmopolitanism and Local Cultures: Religions, Ideologies, Societies, at:, 1 - 3 November, 2013, 12 Speakers, Athens.
- Organiser of the session (with Elmar SchĂŒbl): âHistoricized Nature â âNaturalizedâ Historyâ, at the 13th International Congress for Eighteenth Century Studies, 25 â 29 July 2011, in Graz.
- Organiser of the session ââMovedâ Natural Objects â Spaces in Betweenâ. 4th International Conference for the History of Science, 18 - 20 November 2010, Barcelona.
- Organiser of the Symposium âUnity in Diversityâ. Franz Ungers Natural Research in International Context. Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 2009.
- Organiser of the panel ââBewegteâ Naturobjekte â ZwischenrĂ€umeâ, at: Kulturgeschichtetag in Linz, 12 â 15 September 2009.
- Organiser of the symposium (with Ana Carneiro): âSeeing and Measuring, Constructing and Judging: Instruments in the History of the Earth Sciencesâ. Introduction to this symposium with 12 participants; at: XXIII International Congress of Science and Technology (ICHST 2009). âIdeas and Instruments in Social Contextâ, 27 July â 2 August 2009, Budapest.
- Introduction in the Topic (Session Organiser of) âGeological State Surveys: geological Maps as acts of synthesis and as evidences of differing styles of thinkingâ: ESHS, 3rd International Conference of the European Society for the History of Science, Vienna, September 10â12, 2008.
- Session organizer of (together with Nicolas Robin): âBotany between Knowledge and Science: Images, Interspaces, Experiences and Genderâ â Paper: âSystematic botany in the romantic Vienna and âVoyages into the flower fields of lifeââ, at: ISHPSSB (International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology) Meeting in Exeter (Centre for Genomics in Society) University of Exeter, July 25â29, 2007.
Professional Service
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Editorship
- Marianne Klemun / Ulrike Spring (Eds.): Scientific Expeditions as Experiments (London, New York, Melbourne: Palgrave & Macmillan 2016).
- Einheit und Vielfalt. Franz Ungers (1800â1870) Konzepte der Naturforschung im internationalen Kontext (Vienna University Press, Göttingen 2016).
- Marianne Klemun, Hubert Szemethy, Fritz Blakolmer und Martina Fuchs (Hg.): 1365 â 2015 â 2065. Etwas andere Geschichten der UniversitĂ€t Wien (Wien 2015). Together with Hubert Szemethy, Fritz Blakolmer und Martina Fuchs, translated from German by Bryan Jenner (Hg.): 1365 â 2015 â 2065. âOnce there was a Studentâ: Other Stories of the University of Vienna (Vienna 2015).
- Marianne Klemun, Hubert Szemethy, Martina Fuchs, Fritz Blakolmer und Matthias Beitl (Hg.): Gelehrte Objekte â Wege zum Wissen. Aus den Sammlungen der Historisch-Kulturwissenschaftlichen FakultĂ€t (= Kataloge des Ăsterreichischen Museums fĂŒr Volkskunde 2013, 98).
- (As Guest Editor): Moved Natural Objects. Spaces in Between (= Host Journal of History of Science and Technology, Vol. 5, Spring, 2012) online-journal: http://johost.eu/
- Marianne Klemun / Thomas Hofmann (Hg.): Die k. k. Geologische Reichsanstalt in den ersten Jahrzehnten ihres Wirkens. Neue ZugÀnge und Forschungsfragen (= Berichte der Geologischen Bundesanstalt 95, Wien 2012).
- Marianne Klemun / Ana Carneiro (Eds.): Seeing and Measuring, Constructing and Judging: Instruments in the History of the Earth Sciences (= Centaurus, An International Journal of the History of Science and its Cultural Aspects, Vol. 53, Issue 2, 2011).
- Wissenschaft und Kolonialismus (Hg): (= Wiener Zeitschrift zur Geschichte der Neuzeit 9/2, 2009).
- Marianne Klemun / Veronika Hofer (Hg.): Bildfunktionen in den Wissenschaften (= Wiener Zeitschrift zur Geschichte der Neuzeit 7/1, 2007).
- Der Hochobir. Aus Natur und Geschichte, Marianne Klemun Hg. (Schriftleitung gem. mit B. Golob et.al, Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein fĂŒr KĂ€rnten) (Klagenfurt 1999).
CO-EDITOR OF JOURNALS
- Wiener BeitrĂ€ge zur Geschichte der Neuzeit, Wien 1983 â 1997.
- Wiener Zeitschrift zur Geschichte der Neuzeit, 1. Jg., 2001 â 10. Jg. 2010.
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Fellowship and Membership
- Member of the Board of the Austrian Society of History of Science
- Since 2016:
Member of the Board of the INHIGEO
Secretary General of the INHIGEO
Publications
Publications in u:cris
Der "fĂŒrstliche" GroĂglockner anno 1799 und 1800: Ziel wissenschaftlichen Begehrens : Ein ReisefĂŒhrer zur "Ausstellung 200 Jahre GroĂglockner-Erstbesteigung". / Klemun, Marianne.
JubilĂ€um GroĂglockner: 200 Jahre Erstbesteigung. ed. / GroĂglockner HochalpenstraĂen Ag. Salzburg; Döllach, 2000. p. 5-27.Publications: Contribution to book âș Chapter
Internationale Kontakte und Funktionen des Mineraliensammelns am Beispiel von Siegmund Zois (1747-1819). / Klemun, Marianne.
In: Berichte der Geologischen Bundesanstalt, Vol. 51, 2000, p. 13-20.Publications: Contribution to journal âș Article
Naturwissenschaftliche und kulturelle Aneignung von Naturgewalten â am Beispiel des Wasserfalls und dessen kultureller Transformationen. / Klemun, Marianne.
Elementare Gewalt. Kulturelle BewĂ€ltigung. Aspekte der Naturkatastrophe im 18. Jh.. ed. / F. Eybl; H. Heppner; A. Kernbauer. Wien : WUV UniversitĂ€tsverlag, 2000. p. 89â118 (Das achtzehnte Jahrhundert und Ăsterreich : Jahrbuch der Ăsterreichischen Gesellschaft zur Erforschung des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts, Vol. 14/15).Publications: Contribution to book âș Chapter
"Ohne daĂ die grĂ€Ăliche Langweiligkeit des Grundgebirgs einige Heiterkeit zulieĂe" â Symptomatisches bei der geologischen Aufnahme der Monarchie durch die Geol. Reichsanstalt am Beispiel von Peters Schwierigkeiten bei der Arbeit in der Provinz. / Klemun, Marianne.
Geschichte der Erdwissenschaften in Ăsterreich: 2. Symposium ; Abstracts ; Carl Ferdinand Peters (1825 - 1881), 17. - 18. November 2000, Gemeindesaal Peggau, Stmk.. ed. / Bernhard Hubmann. Graz : Inst. fĂŒr Erdwissenschaften, Bereich Geologie und PalĂ€ontologie, Karl-Franzens-Univ. Graz , 2000. p. 37â39 (Berichte des Institutes fĂŒr Geologie und PalĂ€ontologie der Karl-Franzens-UniversitĂ€t Graz, Vol. 1).Publications: Contribution to book âș Contribution to proceedings
AnfĂ€nge einer organisierten Verbreitung von Mineralien: Sigmund von Zois (1747â1819). / Klemun, Marianne.
In: Res Montanarum: Zeitschrift des Montanhistorischen Vereins fĂŒr Ăsterreich, Vol. 20, 1999, p. 22â23.Publications: Contribution to journal âș Article