New head for the Thomas Mann Archives
The current head of the Max Frisch Archive, Dr Tobias Amslinger, is taking over the management of both Literary Archives at ETH Zurich on 1 February 2022.
Under a single head, the Thomas Mann Archives and the Max Frisch Archive will be more closely integrated, both organisationally and in terms of personnel. There is no change in the identity and public image of the two archives, which are known and established as independent institutions with their respective holdings and resources.
The ETH Library is making targeted investments in digital projects, editions and research collaborations as part of the reorganisation. This will ensure that the two Literary Archives can continue to expand their range of modern services and remain important centres of excellence for future research on both Thomas Mann and Max Frisch.
Personal details
Dr Tobias Amslinger, born in Stuttgart in 1985, has headed the Max Frisch Archive at the ETH Library since September 2016. He was previously a research associate at the Institute for German Literature at Humboldt University in Berlin. He is President of the Literature Commission of the City of Zurich.
Tobias Amslinger will take over as head of the Thomas Mann Archives from Dr Katrin Bedenig, who left the ETH Library at the end of December 2021.