Dölf Wild

Dölf Wild

Dölf Wild at excavations in Zürich nearby Fraumünster
Born 1954
Neuhausen am Rheinfall
Residence Zürich
Nationality Swiss
Fields History, Archaeology, European Medieval history
Alma mater University of Zürich
Doctoral advisor Prof. H. R. Sennhauser

Dölf Wild (1954) is a Swiss historian, archaeologist, science writer and works as the chief archaelogist of the city of Zürich. He is mainly known for his investigations in the medieval construction history of Zürich and built heritage conservation.[1]

Life and work

Dölf Wild grew up in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, and made an apprenticeship as a draftsman at the as of today SIG Sauer in Neuhausen. Later, he he earned the baccalaureate at the cantonal school for adults KME in Zürich.[2] He studied history,[3] anthropology and art history at the University of Zurich,[2] and promoted in 1999 on the subject of Das Predigerkloster in Zürich. Ein Beitrag zur Architektur der Bettelorden im 13. Jahrhundert[4]

Since 2001 Dolf Wild is the head respectively chief archaelogist (German: Leiter Stadtarchäologie Zürich) of the city of Zürich.[2]

Publications (excerpt)

References

  1. "Amt für Städtebau der Stadt Zürich, Archäologie und Denkmalpflege" (in German). Stiftung für Archäologie. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Von Kelten, Kaisern und Juden – Themen der Stadtarchäologie Zürich" (in German). orientiert.ch. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
  3. J. Büchi (2013-12-13). "«Mythen dürfen nicht in falsche Hände geraten»" (in German). 20 Minuten. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Das Predigerkloster in Zürich" (in German). Stadt Zürich, Amt für Städtebau. January 1999. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
  5. Dölf Wild, Urs Jäggin, Felix Wyss (2006-12-31). "Die Zürcher Predigerkirche – Wichtige Etappen der Baugeschichte. Auf dem Murerplan beschönigt? – Untersuchungen an der Westfassade der Predigerkirche." (in German). Amt für Städtebau der Stadt Zürich. Retrieved 2014-12-27.