Heinrich Chantraine
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Born10 February 1929
AlmamaterUniversity of Mainz
FieldsHistory, Numismatics
InstitutionsUniversity of Mannheim, University of Mainz
Heinrich Chantraine | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 February 1929 |
| Alma mater | University of Mainz |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History, Numismatics |
| Institutions | University of Mannheim, University of Mainz |
Heinrich Chantraine (February 1929 in Betzdorf, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany – December 2002 in Mossautal, Hesse) was a German researcher, numismaticsian and professor of history at the University of Mannheim as well as the University of Mainz. Furthermore, he served as president (rector) of the University of Mannheim between 1985 and 1988.[1]
Chantraine obtained his PhD in history at the University of Mainz in 1952. His dissertation was supervised by Hans Ulrich Instinsky and dealt with the examination of the Roman history at the end of the 2nd century AD. Previously, he had obtained a master's degree in history and classical philology at the University of Mainz.[2]
