479 search results for “modern history” in the Staff website
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New professor of Medieval History Philippe Buc: 'I am just like a shepherd'
A shepherd, but also a comparativist and historian with very broad interests. That is how Professor Philippe Buc describes himself. As of 1 August 2021, he will hold the chair of professor of Medieval History at the university. In an introductory interview, Buc introduces himself, his research and his…
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Patrick Dassen
Faculty of Humanities
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Andrew Shield
Faculty of Humanities
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Kiri Paramore
Faculty of Humanities
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Paul van Trigt
Faculty of Humanities
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Pieter Slaman
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Peter Meel
Faculty of Humanities
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Beatrice Gründler: ‘Literary text can help us understand Europe better’
'Consider languages in their shared context.' That is the message of Professor and Arabist Beatrice Gründler, who will receive an honorary doctorate from Leiden University on 8 February. ‘I would like people to learn that Arabic history has a close connection with Europe.’
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Liesbeth Rosen Jacobson
Faculty of Humanities
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Jeffrey Fynn-Paul
Faculty of Humanities
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Anne van Dam
Faculty of Humanities
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Alicia Schrikker
Faculty of Humanities
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Exhibition Books that made history
From Galileo Galilei to Albert Einstein and from Anna Maria van Schurman to Anton de Kom: only a selection of the 25 authors who's books and ideas had extraordinary historical impact, in some cases even to this day. Leiden University Libraries and the National Museum of Antiquities jointly present the…
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Maarja Seire
Faculty of Humanities
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Hans Mol
Faculty of Humanities
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Geke Burger
Faculty of Humanities
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Limin Teh
Faculty of Humanities
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Robert Ross
Faculty of Humanities
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Elisabeth Dieterman
Faculty of Humanities
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Caroline van Eck
Faculty of Humanities
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Doreen Müller
Faculty of Humanities
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Robert Stein
Faculty of Humanities
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Da Jin
Faculty of Humanities
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Carolien Stolte
Faculty of Humanities
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Luc Bulten
Faculty of Humanities
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Alanna O'Malley
Faculty of Humanities
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Miko Flohr
Faculty of Humanities
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Gerhard-Jan Nauta
Faculty of Humanities
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Koen Marijt is crazy about history: 'So much has happened within one kilometre of Rapenburg'
Anyone who has taken a walk through the centre of Leiden before might have come across him, an attentive group of tourists gathered around. After studying history, Koen van Toen, or Koen Marijt, started his own business. He now organises historical walks, among other things.
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Sculptures provide more diverse view of University’s history
Three new initiatives will provide a more diverse view of Leiden’s academic history, literally and figuratively: a historical study on the background of students and scientists, a new book about the Academy Building, and two new sculptures of female scientists, Ewine van Dishoek, Professor of Molecular…
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Stefan Landsberger
Faculty of Humanities
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Andrew Sorensen
Faculteit Archeologie
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Nira Wickramasinghe
Faculty of Humanities
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Gerrit van Uitert
Faculty of Humanities
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Eric van Hoof
Bestuursbureau
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Jesse Sarneel
Faculty of Humanities
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Ekaterina (Kate) Pukhovaia
Faculty of Humanities
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Wei Chu
Faculteit Archeologie
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University history complete: Otterspeer presents fourth volume
At the Dies Natalis Willem Otterspeer, Professor Emeritus of University History, presented the fourth and final volume of Groepsportret met Dame, his series on the history of Leiden University. De 'Strategie van de Aanpassing' covers the period 1876-1975. Otterspeer talked about his book in a podcast…
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‘Islam is a constant in Europe’: new Humanities podcast delves into the history of Islam
‘Islam and Muslims are not something that happened to Europe; they are part of Europe. In fact, Islam is one the biggest constants in European history,’ argues Professor Maurits Berger in the new eight-part History of Islam in Europe podcast series of the Leiden University Faculty of Humanities.
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Erik Odegard
Faculty of Humanities
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Adam Fairclough
Faculty of Humanities
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Gert Oostindie
Faculty of Humanities
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One history, different memories. Does this always lead to conflict?
Different groups can have different memories of the same historical event. This can lead to conflict but does not have to. How is this, and how can countries and people reconcile with the past?
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Maja Vodopivec
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Isabelle Duijvesteijn
Faculty of Humanities
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Jiayi Xin
Faculty of Humanities
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Julia Foudraine
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Klaas Worp
Faculty of Humanities
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Peter Kop
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