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Magdeburg (dpa / sa) - The Eike von Repgow Prize for 2020 goes to the Polish legal historian Roman Czaja.
Among other things, this is intended to honor his work in researching the medieval history of the state capital, announced the award-winning city of Magdeburg together with Otto von Guericke University on Wednesday.
"It fulfills to a large extent the wish expressed in the objective of the award to explore the connection between Central Germany and other parts of Europe, especially Western and Eastern Europe," says the Board of Trustees' justification.
Among other things, he has the exhibition “Fascination City.
The urbanization of Europe in the Middle Ages and Magdeburg law »with prepared.
Roman Czaja thanked him for the award in a multi-page reply and emphasized, among other things: “In my understanding of the academic work of a historian, cooperation across national borders plays a fundamental role.
Based on my personal experience, I can confirm that studying and teaching abroad are an essential prerequisite for training a researcher.
The prize, endowed with 2500 euros, has been awarded since 1998 and is intended to promote academic research into the history and culture of Central Germany and the area of the central Elbe.
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PM of the city of Magdeburg