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Key moments and achievements from András Riedlmayer's life.
András was born
· Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Won Award
After receiving his A.B. in history from the University of Chicago, Riedlmayer traveled and studied in the Middle East and Balkans as a Fulbright Scholar. He later earned graduate degrees from Princeton University and Simmons College, building deep expertise in Islamic cultural heritage.
Won Award
After receiving his A.B. in history from the University of Chicago, Riedlmayer traveled and studied in the Middle East and Balkans as a Fulbright Scholar. He later earned graduate degrees from Princeton University and Simmons College, building deep expertise in Islamic cultural heritage.
Career Milestone
In 1985, Riedlmayer became the Bibliographer and Director at the Documentation Center of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture in Harvard's Fine Arts Library. He served in this role for thirty-five years, developing North America's largest collection of research materials on Islamic art, architecture, and archaeology.
Career Milestone
In 1985, Riedlmayer became the Bibliographer and Director at the Documentation Center of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture in Harvard's Fine Arts Library. He served in this role for thirty-five years, developing North America's largest collection of research materials on Islamic art, architecture, and archaeology.
Career Achievement
Beginning in the 1990s, Riedlmayer worked tirelessly to document cultural heritage destruction during the Bosnian War. His meticulous research catalogued the systematic destruction of libraries, mosques, churches, and archives, creating an invaluable historical record.
Career Achievement
Beginning in the 1990s, Riedlmayer worked tirelessly to document cultural heritage destruction during the Bosnian War. His meticulous research catalogued the systematic destruction of libraries, mosques, churches, and archives, creating an invaluable historical record.
Career Milestone
Riedlmayer co-founded the Bosnian Manuscript Ingathering Project, an international effort to trace and recover photocopies representing some of the thousands of manuscripts destroyed when Bosnian libraries were burned during the 1990s war. The project helped preserve irreplaceable elements of Bosnian cultural heritage.
Career Milestone
Riedlmayer co-founded the Bosnian Manuscript Ingathering Project, an international effort to trace and recover photocopies representing some of the thousands of manuscripts destroyed when Bosnian libraries were burned during the 1990s war. The project helped preserve irreplaceable elements of Bosnian cultural heritage.
Career Achievement
Riedlmayer testified as an expert witness at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague in the trials of 14 Serbian and Bosnian Serb officials, including the trial of Slobodan Milosevic. His testimony on cultural destruction was pivotal in establishing the scope of war crimes in the Balkans.
Career Achievement
Riedlmayer testified as an expert witness at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague in the trials of 14 Serbian and Bosnian Serb officials, including the trial of Slobodan Milosevic. His testimony on cultural destruction was pivotal in establishing the scope of war crimes in the Balkans.
András Riedlmayer passed away
