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 Society for 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 CIRT (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 and Vice-President of the Chiemgau Impact Society (Germany) |
| 2007 | Member of the "Astronomische Gesellschaft" (Astronomical Society, Germany) |
| 2008 | Secretary of the Society for Archaeoastronomy, Germany; Cofounder of the society and Cultural consultant of the city of Gilching |
| 2009 | Member of the Working Group on Astronomy and World Heritage (IAU, UNESCO) |
| 2011 | President of the Society of Archaeoastronomy in Germany |
| 2011 | President of SEAC (http://www.archeoastronomy.org/) |
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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