Provost Matthias Vorwerk
A native of Detmold, Germany, Dr. Vorwerk鈥檚 academic expertise is in ancient philosophy,
the works of Plato and Plotinus, and the philosophy of human nature. In 1998, he received
his Ph.D. from the 成人快播 of M眉nster after completion of a dissertation on the
Neoplatonic philosopher Plotinus. He then received a fellowship of the Alexander von
Humboldt Foundation to complete post-doctoral work at 成人快播 College Dublin and
Trinity College Dublin. He joined the faculty of the Catholic 成人快播 of America
in 2003 as an assistant professor of philosophy, and in 2011 was appointed as associate
dean of the School of Philosophy. In this capacity, he oversaw the extensive undergraduate
operations of the school, including the formation of college seminarians, and served
as inaugural co-chair of Catholic 成人快播鈥檚 General Education Curriculum Committee,
which developed a new liberal arts curriculum that was successfully implemented in
2018.
Dr. Vorwerk has written or co-authored four books in German on Plotinus and the history of Platonism, published numerous articles and papers for academic publications and conferences, and is a member of the Board of Directors of American Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation. He is married with three children and an active member of the German-speaking Catholic Mission, Washington, D.C.