Deborah Klimburg-Salter
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Deborah Klimburg-Salter is an art historian and professor for non-European art history at the Department of Art History of the University of Vienna
. She is also director of the research platform CIRDIS of the Center for Research and Documentation of Inner and South Asia, director of the National Research Network (NFN) financed by the Austrian Science Fund
and dedicated to transdisciplinary research on the Western Himalayan region, and president of the European Association for South Asian Archaeology and Art (EASAA).
in 1976 and her Habilitation from the University of Vienna
in 1989.
She has been Fellow
at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Princeton
, at the Institute for Advanced Study, Berlin
and at Magdalen College
, Oxford University. She has served as visiting professor in various institutes: in 2003 at the University of Pennsylvania
, in 2007 at the Oriental Institute at the University of Oxford
(where she has been visiting associate since 2006), and also in 2007 at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes
in Paris. She was the 2009–2010 Mary L. Cornille Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities at Wellesley College. Since 1996, she is professor for non-European art history at the Department of Art History of the University of Vienna
.
She has been a member of the UNESCO
’s International Coordinating Committee for Cultural Heritage Afghanistan since 2003, and furthermore in the framework of the NFN she directs a joint program between the Kabul Museum
and University of Vienna and has been member of the Executive Committee of the Nako
Preservation Project. Furthermore, she is Research Director for the Giuseppe Tucci
Photographic Archive and is guest curator for the Tucci Tibetan collections (MNAO).
Her work has involved extensive field work and writing on the art and archaeology of Afghanistan
, of Northern India and of Tibet
. In 2007 she was awarded the “Austrian of the Year 2007 – Science” Award for her extraordinary achievements.
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
. She is also director of the research platform CIRDIS of the Center for Research and Documentation of Inner and South Asia, director of the National Research Network (NFN) financed by the Austrian Science Fund
Austrian Science Fund
The Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung is the most important Austrian funding organization for basic research. The FWF supports research in science, engineering, and the humanities through a large variety of grant programmes, prizes and by funding infrastructure...
and dedicated to transdisciplinary research on the Western Himalayan region, and president of the European Association for South Asian Archaeology and Art (EASAA).
Biography
Klimvburg-Salter received her PhD from Harvard UniversityHarvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1976 and her Habilitation from the University of Vienna
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
in 1989.
She has been Fellow
Fellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Princeton
Princeton
-Princeton, New Jersey:*Borough of Princeton, New Jersey*Princeton Township, New Jersey*Princeton, New Jersey -Other places in New Jersey:*Princeton Junction, New Jersey*Princeton Meadows, New Jersey...
, at the Institute for Advanced Study, Berlin
Institute for Advanced Study, Berlin
The Institute for Advanced Study in Berlin in an interdisciplinary institute created 1981 in Berlin-Grunewald for studies in natural, social sciences for various research projects. It is a member of the group Some Institutes for Advanced Study....
and at Magdalen College
Magdalen College
Magdalen College or Magdalene College may refer to:*Magdalen College, Oxford - a constituent college of the University of Oxford*Magdalene College, Cambridge - a constituent college of the University of Cambridge...
, Oxford University. She has served as visiting professor in various institutes: in 2003 at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, in 2007 at the Oriental Institute at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
(where she has been visiting associate since 2006), and also in 2007 at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes
École pratique des hautes études
The École pratique des hautes études is a Grand Établissement in Paris, France. It is counted among France's most prestigious research and higher education institutions....
in Paris. She was the 2009–2010 Mary L. Cornille Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities at Wellesley College. Since 1996, she is professor for non-European art history at the Department of Art History of the University of Vienna
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
.
She has been a member of the UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
’s International Coordinating Committee for Cultural Heritage Afghanistan since 2003, and furthermore in the framework of the NFN she directs a joint program between the Kabul Museum
Kabul Museum
The National Museum of Afghanistan , also known as the Afghan National Museum or the Kabul Museum, is a two-story building located 9 km southwest of the center of Kabul City in Afghanistan. It was built in 1922 during the reign of King Amanullah Khan...
and University of Vienna and has been member of the Executive Committee of the Nako
Nako Lake
Nako Lake is a high altitude lake in the Pooh sub-division of district Kinnaur. It forms part of the boundary of Nako village and seems that the village is half buried in the lake's border. It is about above sea level. The lake is surrounded by willow and poplar trees. Near the lake there are...
Preservation Project. Furthermore, she is Research Director for the Giuseppe Tucci
Giuseppe Tucci
Giuseppe Tucci was an Italian scholar of oriental cultures, specialising in Tibet and history of Buddhism. During its zenith, Tucci was a supporter of Italian Fascism, and he used idealized portrayals of Asian traditions to support Italian ideological campaigns...
Photographic Archive and is guest curator for the Tucci Tibetan collections (MNAO).
Her work has involved extensive field work and writing on the art and archaeology of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, of Northern India and of Tibet
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
. In 2007 she was awarded the “Austrian of the Year 2007 – Science” Award for her extraordinary achievements.
External links
- Curriculum Vitae Deborah Klimburg-Salter, University of Vienna
- Deborah Klimburg-Salter, Harvard University
- Deborah Klimburg-Salter, EASAA