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'''Gertrud Seidmann''' (16 September 1919 – 15 February 2013) was an Austrian-British [[linguist]] and jewellery historian, specialising in [[engraved gems]].
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'''Gertrud Seidmann''', {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|FSA|FRSA}} (16 September 1919 – 15 February 2013) was an Austrian-British [[linguist]] and jewellery historian, specialising in [[engraved gems]].


Her first career was as a linguist, teaching German and [[applied linguistics]] at Battersea County School, the [[University of Oxford]], and the [[University of Southampton]]: she was awarded the [[Goethe Medal]] in 1968. She formally retired in 1979 and dedicated herself to researching jewellery and engraved gems, becoming a [[research associate]] of the [[Institute of Archaeology]] and of Oxford's Beazley Archive. In 2004, she matriculated into [[Wolfson College, Oxford]] to study for a [[Master of Letters]] (MLitt) research degree: she thereby became the University of Oxford's oldest ever student.<ref name="obit Times">{{cite news |title=Gertrud Seidmann |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gertrud-seidmann-m928wzpqrqq |accessdate=15 July 2018 |work=[[The Times]] |date=11 March 2013 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="class">{{cite news |last1=Barton |first1=Laura |title=In a class of her own |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2006/jun/23/highereducation.uk1 |accessdate=15 July 2018 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=23 June 2006}}</ref><ref name="awarded">{{cite web |title=Gertrud Seidmann awarded a Certificate of Graduate Attainment |url=http://www.arch.ox.ac.uk/reader/items/87.html |website=School of Archaeology |publisher=University of Oxford |accessdate=15 July 2018 |date=28 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="bio BA">{{cite web |title=Gertrud Seidmann (Biographical details) |url=http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=196948 |website=British Museum}}</ref>
Her first career was as a linguist, teaching German and [[applied linguistics]] at Battersea County School, the [[University of Oxford]], and the [[University of Southampton]]: she was awarded the [[Goethe Medal]] in 1968. She formally retired in 1979 and dedicated herself to researching jewellery and engraved gems, becoming a [[research associate]] of the [[Institute of Archaeology (Oxford)|Institute of Archaeology]] and of Oxford's Beazley Archive.<ref name="obit Times">{{cite news |title=Gertrud Seidmann |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gertrud-seidmann-m928wzpqrqq |accessdate=15 July 2018 |work=[[The Times]] |date=11 March 2013 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="class">{{cite news |last1=Barton |first1=Laura |title=In a class of her own |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2006/jun/23/highereducation.uk1 |accessdate=15 July 2018 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=23 June 2006}}</ref><ref name="awarded">{{cite web |title=Gertrud Seidmann awarded a Certificate of Graduate Attainment |url=http://www.arch.ox.ac.uk/reader/items/87.html |website=School of Archaeology |publisher=University of Oxford |accessdate=15 July 2018 |date=28 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="bio BA">{{cite web |title=Gertrud Seidmann (Biographical details) |url=http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=196948 |website=British Museum}}</ref>

In 2004, Seidmann matriculated into [[Wolfson College, Oxford]] to study for a [[Master of Letters]] (MLitt) research degree. She thereby became the University of Oxford's oldest ever student. She went on to undertake research towards a doctorate in the [[School of Archaeology, University of Oxford|School of Archaeology]]. In 2011, due to ill health and at the age of 91, she ended her studies and was awarded a Certificate of Graduate Attainment by the university.<ref name="class" /><ref name="awarded" />


==Honours==
==Honours==
In 1985, Seidmann was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts]] (FRSA).<ref name="obit Times" /> She was elected a [[Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London]] (FDA) in 1986.<ref name="obit Times" />
In 1985, Seidmann was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts]] (FRSA).<ref name="obit Times" /> She was elected a [[Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London]] (FSA) in 1986.<ref name="obit Times" />


In 1999, a [[Festschrift]] was published in her honour: it was titled ''Classicism to Neo-classicism: Essays dedicated to Gertrud Seidmann'' and was edited by Martin Henig and Dimitris Plantzos.<ref name="Festschrift">{{cite book |editor1-last=Henig |editor1-first=Martin |editor2-last=Plantzos |editor2-first=Dimitris |title=Classicism to Neo-classicism: Essays dedicated to Gertrud Seidmann |date=1999 |publisher=British Archaeological Reports |location=Oxford |isbn=978-1841710099}}</ref>
In 1999, a [[Festschrift]] was published in her honour: it was titled ''Classicism to Neo-classicism: Essays dedicated to Gertrud Seidmann'', and was edited by Martin Henig and [[Dimitris Plantzos]].<ref name="Festschrift">{{cite book |editor1-last=Henig |editor1-first=Martin |editor2-last=Plantzos |editor2-first=Dimitris |title=Classicism to Neo-classicism: Essays dedicated to Gertrud Seidmann |date=1999 |publisher=British Archaeological Reports |location=Oxford |isbn=978-1841710099}}</ref>

==Selected works==

* {{cite journal |title=Nathaniel Marchant, Gem-engraver, 1739-1816 |journal=The Volume of the Walpole Society |date=1987 |volume=53 |pages=1–105}}
* {{cite book |last1=Seidmann |first1=Gertrud |editor1-last=Collon |editor1-first=Dominique |title=7000 years of seals |date=1997 |publisher=British Museum Press |location=London |isbn=9780714111438 |chapter=Person seals in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century England and their antecedents}}


==References==
==References==
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Gertrud Seidmann
FSA FRSA
Born(1919-09-16)16 September 1919
Died15 February 2013(2013-02-15) (aged 93)
AwardsGoethe Medal
Academic background
Alma materWolfson College, Oxford
Academic work
DisciplineLinguist
InstitutionsBattersea County School,
University of Oxford,
University of Southampton

Gertrud Seidmann, FSA, FRSA (16 September 1919 – 15 February 2013) was an Austrian-British linguist and jewellery historian, specialising in engraved gems.

Her first career was as a linguist, teaching German and applied linguistics at Battersea County School, the University of Oxford, and the University of Southampton: she was awarded the Goethe Medal in 1968. She formally retired in 1979 and dedicated herself to researching jewellery and engraved gems, becoming a research associate of the Institute of Archaeology and of Oxford's Beazley Archive.[1][2][3][4]

In 2004, Seidmann matriculated into Wolfson College, Oxford to study for a Master of Letters (MLitt) research degree. She thereby became the University of Oxford's oldest ever student. She went on to undertake research towards a doctorate in the School of Archaeology. In 2011, due to ill health and at the age of 91, she ended her studies and was awarded a Certificate of Graduate Attainment by the university.[2][3]

Honours

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In 1985, Seidmann was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).[1] She was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA) in 1986.[1]

In 1999, a Festschrift was published in her honour: it was titled Classicism to Neo-classicism: Essays dedicated to Gertrud Seidmann, and was edited by Martin Henig and Dimitris Plantzos.[5]

Selected works

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  • "Nathaniel Marchant, Gem-engraver, 1739-1816". The Volume of the Walpole Society. 53: 1–105. 1987.
  • Seidmann, Gertrud (1997). "Person seals in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century England and their antecedents". In Collon, Dominique (ed.). 7000 years of seals. London: British Museum Press. ISBN 9780714111438.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gertrud Seidmann". The Times. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b Barton, Laura (23 June 2006). "In a class of her own". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Gertrud Seidmann awarded a Certificate of Graduate Attainment". School of Archaeology. University of Oxford. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Gertrud Seidmann (Biographical details)". British Museum.
  5. ^ Henig, Martin; Plantzos, Dimitris, eds. (1999). Classicism to Neo-classicism: Essays dedicated to Gertrud Seidmann. Oxford: British Archaeological Reports. ISBN 978-1841710099.
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