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Gunther Hirschfelder, historian and cultural anthropologist, is Professor of Comparative European Ethnology at the University of Regensburg. His research focuses on nutrition and agriculture from a historical and contemporary perspective. In addition to his teaching, research, and publication activities, he has consulted for and appeared on television and radio programmes. He has been a member of the board of trustees for the Verein 321-2021: 1700 Jahre jüdisches Leben in Deutschland e.V. (Association 321-2021: 1700 years of Jewish life in Germany) and is leader of the Food Guide „Jewish Cuisine“ project.
Recent publications include:
- Gunther Hirschfelder / Antonia Reck / Jana Stöxen. „Jüdische Esskultur: Traditionen und Trends.“ Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte. Jüdisches Leben in Deutschland. 44-45/2021. S. 35-41. <https://www.bpb.de/shop/zeitschriften/apuz/juedisches-leben-in-deutschland-2021/342698/juedische-esskultur/>.
- Europäische Esskultur. Geschichte der Ernährung von der Steinzeit bis heute. Frankfurt a.M. - New York, 2001 (Studienausgabe Frankfurt a.M. - New York, 2005).
- Gunther Hirschfelder / Jana Stöxen / Markus Schreckhaas / Antonia Reck. FoodGuide Jüdische Küche. Geschichten – Menschen – Orte – Trends. Leipzig 2022. <https://www.hentrichhentrich.de/buch-foodguide-juedische-kueche.html>