Rudolf Simek

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Rudolf Simek
Photographed in October 2012
Born	(1954-02-21) 21 February 1954 (age 70) Eisenstadt, Austria
Nationality	Austrian
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Vienna
Academic advisors	Otto Gschwantler Helmut Birkhan
Academic work
Discipline	Germanic studies
Institutions	University of Bonn
Main interests	Germanic religion and mythology Medieval science and popular religion Old Norse literature Old Norse religion and mythology Vikings and the Viking Age
Notable works	Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)

Rudolf Simek (born 21 February 1954) is an Austrian philologist and religious studies scholar who is Professor and Chair of Ancient German and Nordic Studies at the University of Bonn. Simek specializes in Germanic studies, and is the author of several notable works on Germanic religion and mythology (including Old Norse religion and mythology), Germanic peoples, Vikings, Old Norse literature, and the culture of Medieval Europe.