Peter Schreiner (Byzantinist)
Peter Schreiner | |
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| Born | 4 May 1940 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
| Thesis | Studien zu den Βραχέα χρονικά (1967) |
| Doctoral advisor | Hans-Georg Beck |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Byzantine studies |
| Sub-discipline | Greek palaeography History of Constantinople |
| Institutions | Free University of Berlin (1972–1979) University of Cologne (1979–2005) |
| Doctoral students | Andreas Külzer |
Peter Schreiner (born 4 May 1940) is a German Byzantinist. He taught as a full professor of Byzantine studies at the University of Cologne from 1979 to 2005 and is one of the leading Byzantinists in German-speaking countries. He was the editor-in-chief of the Byzantinische Zeitschrift from 1992 to 2004 and the president of the International Association of Byzantine Studies from 2001 to 2011.