Nikolaus Weichselbaumer is junior professor for book studies and studies the history of printing, typography and the book trade. He emphasises the use of digital methods.

Curriculum Vitae

• 2003–2009: Studied Book Studies and Modern German Literary History at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg.
• 2006–2007: Student Assistant at the Chair of Latin Philology of the Middle Ages and Modern Times at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (Prof. Dr. Michele C. Ferrari).
• 2007–2009: Student Assistant at the Chair of Book Studies at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg (Prof. Dr. Ursula Rautenberg).
• 2010–2012: Research Assistant in the DFG Project "Wissenschaftsportal b2i" at the Chair of Book Studies at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg.
• 2012–2014: Research Assistant at the Chair of Book Studies at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg.
• 2014: Ph.D. in Book Studies (Advisor: Prof. Dr. Ursula Rautenberg).
• 2014–2021: Research Assistant at the Gutenberg Institute for World Literature and Text-Oriented Media. Department of Book Studies at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
• Since 2022: Junior Professor of Book Studies at the Gutenberg Institute for World Literature and Text-Oriented Media. Department of Book Studies at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.