Fabian Erben, born on 30 August 1988, lives with his wife in the town of Unna in the eastern Ruhr region. "Die Wahl des koptisch-orthodoxen Patriarchen Ägyptens vom 8. bis zum 13. Jahrhundert durch das Los und andere Methoden" is his first major book publication and also his dissertation.
He studied History and German Studies at the Ruhr University Bochum (2009 - 2015). He then worked at the University of Münster from 2015 to 2019 as a research He worked as a research assistant at the Collaborative Research Centre 1150 "Cultures of Decision-Making". Finally, from 2020 to 2022, he worked as a scient. Volunteer at the LWL-Römermuseum in Haltern am See, where he was involved in the planning, conception and realisation of the special exhibition "Rome in Westphalia 2.0".
Fabian Erben is currently working as a personal assistant and supports a physically disabled person in his everyday life. At the same time, he is studying to become a secondary school teacher of German and history at Ruhr University Bochum.
