The Austrian Team focuses on aspects of economic, scientific and cultural contacts between Central Europe and Egypt (and the Orient).

Konrad Antonicek
Egyptologist
Research Interests: Ancient Egypt in European Music and Reception of Egypt in the 18th Century

Angela Blaschek
Egyptologist
Research Interests: Arts and Egyptomania in the Hapsburg Monarchy

Ernst Cerny
Egyptologist

Marcel Chahrour
Historian
Research Interests: Medicine and Natural Sciences in the Orient & Egypt

Clemens Gütl
Africologist
Research Interests: History of African-European Relations, Colonial and Missionary History, Travelogues, History of Science, Audiovisual Sources
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Gottfried Hamernik
Egyptologist

Johanna Holaubek
Egyptologist
Research Interests: History of Egyptology, Egyptomania in Austria, Austrian Travelers to Egypt and the Orient

Regina Hölzl
Egyptologist

Elisabeth Monamy, M.A.
Archaeologist
Focused on the Near East and on promoting archaeology to the wide audience

Markus Purkhart
Historian
Research Interests: Austrian Economic Relations with the Orient

Edith Specht
Ancient Historian
Research Interests: Numismatics and Social History
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Lubica Hudaková
Egyptologist
Research Interests: Traveling Activities of Hungarian Aristocratic Families
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Applications and contributions by scholars and students who want to participate in our research or who want to contribute to other topics covered by our project are welcome!