German Historical Institute London
The German Historical Institute London (GHIL) is one of the nine independent academic research institutes of the German Historical Institute (German: Deutsche Historische Institute) that are part of the Max Weber Foundation.
Foundation
The creation of the institute was the idea of the German archivist Carl Haase in 1968. A German-British Historical Association was founded in 1969 and the GHIL was founded on 4 November 1976.[1]
Activities
The Institute promotes research on "medieval and modern history, in particular on the comparative history of Britain and Germany, on the British Empire and the Commonwealth, and on Anglo-German relations."[2]
It is located at 17 Bloomsbury Square[3] and includes a public library specialising in German history.
Directors
The directors of the Institute have been:
- Paul Kluke August 1975 - July 1977
- Wolfgang Mommsen August 1977 - July 1985
- Adolf M. Birke August 1977 - July 1985
- Peter Wende September 1994 - August 2000
- Hagen Schulze September 2000 - August 2006
- Andreas Gestrich - September 2006 to date
See also
References
- ^ German Historical Institute: 40 year anniversary. German Historical Institute, London, 2016. p. 4.
- ^ Welcome. German Historical Institute London. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ 17 Bloomsbury Square - A House with a History. German Historical Institute London. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
External links
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