Karl Solchenbach
External collaborator
Karl Solchenbach completed his studies of mathematics at the University of Bonn with a diploma (1980). After several years in applied science, he worked in the IT industry managing cooperation projects with leading European research organizations in the area of high-performance computing and artificial intelligence.
In 2024, he completed his doctorate at the University of Luxembourg with a thesis entitled: Historische Altkarten des Herzogtums Luxemburg und des Erzstifts Trier vom frühen 16. Jahrhundert bis zum Ende des Ancien Régime”.
For more than 20 years he has been collecting old maps of the Luxemburg-Trier-Mosel-Eifel region. In his research he is particularly interested in the interaction between the geographical, historical and artistic elements of old maps.
He is an external collaborator at the Institute of history of the University of Luxembourg.
Research projects:
Comparative analysis of historical maps of the Rhine-Meuse-Moselle region from the late 15th century until the congress of Vienna.
