Prof. Ronnie Ellenblum, Associate Professor in Geography

Tel: 972-2-5883354;    Fax: 972-2-5882834

Email: msronni@mscc.huji.ac.il

 


Born: Jerusalem, l952.

 Higher Education

Date

Name of institution

Area of studies

Degree

1974-1977

HUJI

Geology

B.Sc

1984-1986

HUJI

Geography (Historical Geography)

M.A.

1987-1991

HUJI

Geography (Historical Geography)

Ph.D.

1988-1989

Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris

Historical Anthropology

Doctoral fellowship

1991-1992

Université de Paris, iv, Panthéon-Sorbonne

Post Doctoral fellowship, Dept. of Geography

Post-Doc

 

Appointments at the Hebrew University

Date

Rank

Faculty/School

Field

1986-1988; 1989-91

Assistant

Social Sciences

Historical Geography

1993-1994

Teaching Fellow in the Rank of Lecturer

Social Sciences

Historical Geography

1994-1997

Lecturer

Social Sciences

Historical Geography

1998-2004      

Senior Lecturer

Social Sciences

Historical Geography

2005-

Associated Professor

Social Sciences

Historical Geography

 

 Additional Functions/Tasks at the Hebrew University

1999-2002       Head of the Faculty of Social Sciences Teaching Committee

 

 Service in other Academic and Research Institutions:

1998-1999:      Cambridge University, Clare Hall College, England, Visiting Fellow

Life fellow        Cambridge, England Clare Hall College

 

 Other Activity:

1993-present    Scientific Initiative: the Direction of the Vadum Jacob archaeological project

1995                Yad Hanadiv, Humanities Fellowship

1995-97           Alon Fellowship

1999                Organizing Committee of the conference of the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East

1999                Scientific Initiative: the Historic Cities Research Project

1999                Hebrew University’s Distinguish Teacher Award

2001-               Scientific Initiative: the Jerusalem Virtual Library

 

Research interests:

Geographical History of the Crusader Period,

Geography of the Conversion of Religion,

Urban Historical and Cultural Geography.

 

Current Research:

The management of Vadum Jacob archaeological project.

The historical geography of Crusader Castles.

Medieval Construction Methods.

Rural Sites in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem.

The geography of Medieval Conversions.

 

List of Publications