A short CV - Dr. Michael A. Rappenglück MA

1957   Born in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württenberg, Germany  
1984  MA in Philosophy, Logic and Theory of Sciences, Christian Philosophy and Theology (Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Munich) 
1989  Associated member of the working group of History of Landsurveying in the Society of German Landsurveying Engineers (VDV) 
1989  Manager of the astronomical observatory of the vhs Stadt Fürstenfeldbruck eV (School for Adult Learning), Germany. Main item is a 21-cm Fraunhofer refractor.  
1991  Managing director of the vhs Gilching eV (School for Adult Learning), Germany  
1994  Member of the "Urgeschichtskreis Blaubeuren eV", Germany 
1997  Member of SEAC (Sociétè Europèene pour l´Astronomie en Culture / European Society for Astronomy in Culture) 
1998  Doctoral degree (Dr.rer.nat.) in History of Natural Sciences - History of Astronomy - (Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Munich) and the subsidiary subjects of Astronomy and Systematic Theology 
since 2000  Member of the Societyfor Scientific Investigation of Symbols (eV), Germany 
2001  Vicepresident of the Society for Scientific Investigation of Symbols eV, Germany / Coeditor of "Symbolon", the yearbook of this society / webmaster of the official website of that society www.symbolforschung.org.  
2002  Constructor and manager of the astronomical observatory at the new educational center of the vhs Gilching e.V. / webmaster of the official website of the astronomical observatories in Fürstenfeldbruck and Gilching www.astrogilde.de. 
2003  One of five Vicepresidents of SEAC 
2004  Member of CIRS (Chiemgau Impact Research Team); Research work on the Chiemgau Impact since 2004 
2005  Member of ISAAC (The International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture) / Secretary of SEAC / webmaster of the SEAC website / Manager of the astronomical observatory of the vhs Gilching eV. Main item of the observatory is a 20"-Newtonian telescope; since 2006 secretary of SEAC  
2006  Member of the "Tobias Mayer Museum Verein", Marbach, Germany  
2007  Member of the "Astronomische Gesellschaft" (Astronomical Society, Germany)  

Cooperation with international and national broadcast and tv stations in producing programs about archaeoastronomical, philosophical topics, and the Chiemgau Research. Professional teacher at several adult schools in Bavaria, in particular the vhs Munich: Subjects are religious sciences, symbolism, mythology, philosophy, astronomy, history of natural sciences and technics.


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