633 search results for “from history” in the Student website
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The Leiden students who sailed to England during the Second World War
In a sailboat, a canoe or stowed away on a ship: during the Second World War, many Leiden students tried to cross the sea to join the Allies in Britain. ‘Soldier of Orange’ is the most famous, but who were the other ‘England voyagers’ or Engelandvaarders as they are known?
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Esther van GinnekenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Tazuko van BerkelFaculty of Humanities
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Jonathan SilkFaculty of Humanities
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Nadine AkkermanFaculty of Humanities
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Ben ArpsFaculty of Humanities
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Jeroen ten VoordeFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Adriaan IJzerman -
Simon Portegies Zwart -
Willemijn WaalFaculty of Humanities
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Harry BuckokeFaculty of Humanities
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Sigrid van WingerdenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Anthony Brown -
Joni ReefFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sergei BoekeFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Hora est! Exhibition reveals the ritual world of earning a PhD
A dissertation covered in hot pink faux fur, antique prints of PhD ceremonies, a pot encrusted with sealing wax: the Hora est! anniversary exhibition at Oude UB takes you to the ritual yet idiosyncratic world of PhD ceremonies.
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Maria Gabriela Palacio LudeñaFaculty of Humanities
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Maarten MousFaculty of Humanities
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A Dutch Robespierre? Dissertation sheds new light on Leiden revolutionary Pieter Vreede
Leiden patriot Pieter Vreede fought for greater popular influence. Historian Dirk Alkemade reveals how this pioneer used radical means to shape Dutch democracy.
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Andreas HofmannFaculty of Humanities
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Jochem van den BoogertFaculty of Humanities
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Lieske HuitsFaculty of Humanities
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Reinier BaarsenFaculty of Humanities
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Mily CrevelsFaculty of Humanities
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Timothy de ZeeuwFaculty of Humanities
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Mingran CaoFaculty of Humanities
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Rong YuanFaculty of Humanities
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Stephan RaaijmakersFaculty of Humanities
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Marion ElenbaasFaculty of Humanities
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Albert LogtenbergICLON
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Maria BoletsiFaculty of Humanities
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Cleveringa honoured with statue in birthplace of Appingedam
Almost 81 years after his famous protest speech against the German occupation, Leiden professor Rudolph Pabus Cleveringa will be remembered in his Groningen birthplace of Appingedam. A statue of him will be unveiled there on 12 November amid various other activities.
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Hour of Remembrance on 4 May: ‘We commemorate war victims and draw links to the present’
During the ‘Hour of Remembrance’ on 4 May, the University community remembers its students and staff who were killed in the Second World War. It also looks at freedom and oppression today. Three questions for Sara Polak, chair of the Hour of Remembrance committee.
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Anna NotsuFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Lindsay BlackFaculty of Humanities
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Jue WangFaculty of Humanities
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Joost Broekens