Short biography
Alexander Fidora, born 1975, studied philosophy at the University of Frankfurt. He obtained his PhD in 2003 at Frankfurt University, where he has been co-director of a DFG-research project. In 2006 he accepted a position at ICREA in the Department of Ancient and Medieval Studies of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, where he has been Executive Director of the Institute of Medieval Studies (until 2019). PI of two ERC projects, hehas been a Visiting Professor at Saint Louis University, Universidad Panamericana, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, University of Frankfurt and University of Pennsylvania. Awards: "Premi Internacional Catalònia" (2011), "Samuel Toledano Prize" (2012) and "Humboldt Research Award" (2022). Co-editor of the journals "Revista Española de Filosofía Medieval" and "Historical Interactions of Religious Cultures"; Member of Academia Europaea (2017), Chair of its Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies Section. Academic Director of the Barcelona Knowledge Hub.
