PRESSRELEASE–AUGUST30,2019

ProfessorThomasRÖMERappointedasthenewchairmanoftheCollègedeFrance.

ThomasRÖMER,whohasbeenaprofessorattheCollègedeFrancesince2007(TheHebrewBibleanditscontextschair),hasbeenappointedbypresidentialdecreeasthenewchairman(administrateur)oftheCollègedeFrance,startingSeptember1,2019,followinghiselectionattheJune2019meetingoftheCollègedeFranceFaculty.HesucceedsProf.AlainPROCHIANTZinthiscapacity.

A specialist of the Bible in the context of the

Ancient World, Prof. Thomas RÖMER is an

internationally renowned scholar, author of

more than 350 scientific publications. His

research on the historical study of religion

combinesaphilologicaland literaryapproach

totextswithancienthistoryandarcheologyof

theMiddle-East.

CurriculumvitaeofProf.ThomasRÖMERProfessor Thomas RÖMER, chairman (administrateur) of the Collège de France (2019-),professorattheCollègedeFrance(TheHebrewBibleanditscontextschair,2007-).Prof.ThomasRÖMERhasservedfouryearsasvice-chairmanoftheCollègedeFranceandfiveyears as director of its Institute of civilizations. Starting September 1, 2019, he is appointedchairmanoftheCollègedeFrancebypresidentialdecree,followinghiselectionbytheFacultyoftheCollègedeFranceduringitsJune2019generalassembly.Name: RÖMERThomasChristianEmail: thomas.romer@college-de-france.frNationality: SwissandGerman

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Dateofbirth: 13 December 1955, Mannheim (Federal Republic of

Germany)

Websites: https://college-de-france.academia.edu/ThomasR%C3%B6mer, http://www.college-de-france.fr/site/thomas-romer/index.htmScholarsID: academia.edu;googlescholar:ThomasRömer

Education:1974-1980 Study of Theology and Semitic languages at the Universities of Heidelberg and

Tübingen.1980-1982 ReligiousStudiesattheEcolePratiquedesHautesEtudes,Paris.1982-1984 TrainingasaMinisteroftheReformedChurchofFranceinNancy. 1988 PhD.attheUniversityofGenevaunderthesupervisionofProf.AlbertdePury.

EmploymentsandTeachings:1984–1989 Research Assistant in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Geneva Old

Testament;Prof.A.dePury).LecturerinBiblicalHebrewandUgaritic.1989-1991 SeniorLecturerattheFacultyofTheologyintheUniversityofGeneva.1991-1993 AssistantProfessorattheFacultyofTheologyintheUniversityofGeneva.Since1993 Professor at the Faculty of Theology and Sciences of Religions in the University of

Lausanne.(since2014:InvitedProfessor)1999-2000 InvitedDirectorofResearchattheEPHE,Paris,Vesection.2000 InvitedProfessorattheCIEETS,Managua(Nicaragua).Since2008 ProfessorattheCollègedeFrance(chairedes«milieuxbibliques»).Since2013: ExtraordinaryProfessoroftheFacultyofDivinityoftheUniversityofPretoria. Invited Professor in the Faculties of Theology or of Biblical Studies in Montpellier,

Neuchâtel,Paris,Zurich,Mexico,SanJosé(CostaRica).

Institutionalresponsibilities:1996-1999 Vice-DeanoftheFacultyofTheology,UniversityofLausanne2001-2003 ProjectLeader,«Science,VieetSociété»UniversitiesofGenevaandLausanne1999-2003 DeanoftheFacultyofTheology,UniversityofLausanne2005 HeadofthecommitteefortheelectionoftheRectoroftheUniversityofLausanne2006-2010 Vice-DeanoftheFacultyofTheologyandReligiousStudies,UniversityofLausanne2007-2008 Director of the Institute of Biblical Studies (IRSB), Faculty of Theology and religious

Studies,UniversityofLausanne.Since2013 DirectoroftheUMR7192(Proche-Orient–Caucase:langues,archéologie,cultures)Since2015 ViceAdministratoroftheCollègedeFrance.

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Approvedresearchprojects(selection)–«LaconstructiondelafiguredeMoïsedanslarencontreentreJérusalemetAthènes.Plaidoyerpourun

comparatismerenouvelé»(2004/2005-2006/2007).–Projetfranco-allemand(ANR/DFG):«COREGRAP»(CompositionetrédactiondesGrandsProphètes)(2009-2011).–DieinnereDifferenzierungderPriesterschrift:VorlagenundFortschreibungenderPriesterschrift:SNF:150336.–«CompositionandRedactionoftheWildernessNarratives(Exod.15:22-18:27;Num.10:11-20:29)intheirPentateuchalandHexateuchalContext».– Coréquerent of the SINERGIA-Project: « Bible and Archaeology »(SNF; Universities of Zurich andLausanne:2016-2019).

SupervisionofPhDstudentsChristophe Nihan (currently associate Professor at the University of Lausanne); Corinne Lanoir(currently Professor at the Protestant Institute of Paris), Dany Nocquet (currently Professor at theProtestant InstitutofMontpellier), JanRückl (currentlyresearch fellowat theUniversityofPrague),Jean Mutombo (currently minister at the Vereinigung Christlicher Missionen, Wuppertal), BrigitteRabarijaona(currentlyprofessorattheTheologicalFacultyofAntananarivo,Madagascar).Five PhD under current supervision (Micaël Bürki, Alain Bühlmann, Fabian Pfitzmann, MarcoFornerone,MostariBenNasr).

Panels,Boards,etc.

–MainEditor(HebrewBible)ofEncyclopediaoftheBibleandItsReception(deGruyter,Berlin)–EditorinChiefofAncientIsraelandItsLiterature(SBLAIL,Atlanta)–Directorofthecollections«LeMondedelaBible»,«Essaisbibliques»(LaboretFides,Geneva),–DirectorofpublicationofthejournalSemitica(CollègedeFrance,InstitutdesEtudessémitiques).

EditorialCommittees

– Étudesthéologiquesetreligieuses(Montpellier),– HebrewBibleandAncientIsrael(Tübingen), JournalofBiblicalLiterature(Atlanta),– JournalAsiatique(Leuven–Paris),– Revuedel’HistoiredesReligions(Paris)– RevuedeTheologieetdePhilosophie(Strasbourg),– TelAviv(TelAviv),– Transeuphratène(Paris),– ZeitschriftfürdieAlttestamentlicheWissenschaft(Berlin–NewYork).Reviewingactivities(selection)

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– SwissNationalFunds(Ambizione,andotherprojects),– HumboldtStiftung(Germany),_ AustrianScienceFunds,– ERCGrants,– Institutd’EtudesavancésdeNantes,– InstitutdeFrance,– SouthAfrica’sNationalResearchFoundation(NRF),…

FellowshipinSocietiesandSteeringCommittees(selection)– Member of the committee of the Swiss Society for the Study of the Ancient Near-East (SSPOA-SGOA),

– «SteeringCommittee»of the«PentateuchSection»,SocietyofBiblicalLiterature,Atlanta(2009-2016;Chair2011-2016),

– SocietyfortheStudyoftheOldTestament(UK),– SwissSocietyofTheology,– SwissSocietyfortheSciencesofReligions,– FachgruppeAltesTestament(Germany).

OrganizationofScientificSymposiums(selection)– OrganizationandchairoftheColloquimBiblicumLovaniense,Louvain(2006).– Organization with Jean-Daniel Macchi and Christophe Nihan of postgraduate studies in HebrewBible:TheformationofthePropheticCorpus(Fribourg–Geneva–Lausanne.2007).

– OrganizationofannualcolloquiumsattheCollègedeFrancce(until2011,togetherwithJean-MarieDurand): “Le jeune héros” (2009), “Les vivants et leurs morts” (2010), “Comment devient-onprophète” (2011), “Tabou et transgression” (2012), “Colères et repentirs divins” (2013); “Entredieuxethommes:anges,demons,etautres” (2014), “Représenterdieuxethomesdans lePOAetdans laBible”(2015), “Oraletécritdans l’Antiquitéorientale”(2016), “Lavieillessedans lePOA”(2017),“Lesang”(2018).

– Workshops“AssyriaandtheBibleinPostcolonialPerspective”,“DeportationsintheAncientWorld”(withDr.IdoKoch,TAU;Paris2017;2019).

Honors– 2012:SacklerScholaroftheUniversityofTelAviv.– 2013:ExtraordinaryProfessoroftheFacultyofDivinityoftheUniversityofPretoria.– 2014:GunningLecturer,SchoolofDivinity,UniversityofEdinburgh.– 2014: Prix d’histoire des religions de la Fondation «Les amis de Pierre-Antoine Bernheim»,

AcadémiedesInscriptionsetBellesLettres.– 2015:DoctorathonoriscausaoftheUniversityofTelAviv.– 2015:PrixcultureloftheFondationLeenaards(Lausanne).

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– 2016:Elected«Académicien»attheAcadémiedesInscriptionsetBelles

Lettres,Paris.– 2018:HonorarymemberoftheSocietyfortheStudyoftheOldTestament.– 2019:Chevalierdel’ordredelaLégiond’honneur.

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