681 search results for “boer history” in the Student website
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So long, Gravensteen: ‘History dripped off the walls’
Historic and iconic yet expensive and cold. It’s with mixed feelings that the university is leaving the Gravensteen building, which dates back to the 12th century. How was it to work and study in this former Leiden prison?
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Jiyan IlbrinkFaculty of Humanities
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Claire WeedaFaculty of Humanities
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Alicia Schrikker appointed Professor History of The Netherlands in the world
The Executive Board of Leiden University has appointed Dr Alicia Schrikker as Professor History of The Netherlands in the world, effective 1 January 2026. The chair is based at the Institute for History at the Faculty of Humanities.
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Gabrielle van den BergFaculty of Humanities
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Jan Just WitkamFaculty of Humanities
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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 GouwLeiden University Libraries
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Andrew GawthorpeFaculty of Humanities
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Sandra ManickamFaculty of Humanities
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Leonor JonkerAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Leonor Alvarez FrancésFaculty of Humanities
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Sara de WitFaculty of Humanities
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A preposterous mix? Willem Otterspeer covers the University’s history one more time
The biographer of Leiden University, Willem Otterspeer, has a new book out. In ‘De stad, de dood en de dichters’ (The City, Death and the Poets) he combines his love for the University and poetry with autobiographical reflections. ‘With my magnifying glass I discovered yet more new details in the pr…
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Jürgen ZangenbergFaculty 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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How the Republic contributed to the French colonial empire: ‘People like you and me invested’
In the 18th century, the French colonial empire teemed with protectionist laws. Nevertheless, businessmen from the Republic played an important role in the French economy, and thus in the colonial system. PhD student Tessa de Boer explored how this came about.
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Willem HeiserFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jos RaadscheldersFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Lotte: 'It was because of my colleagues that I chose history in Leiden'
Her part-time job as a city guide in Dordrecht opened Lotte Hamm's eyes: not business administration, but history was her dream study. This semester she starts her bachelor's degree.
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Casper van DijkFaculty of Humanities
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Vicente Fischer de Miranda Rodrigues wins KHMW Brouwer Thesis Prize for History
Master's student Vicente Fischer de Miranda Rodrigues is the winner of the KHMW Brewer Thesis Prize for History. He was awarded the prize for his research on donatism.
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Carola HeinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jan-Bart GewaldAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Marika KeblusekFaculty of Humanities
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Surya SuryadiFaculty of Humanities
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Bart ZantvoortFaculty of Humanities
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Matthew BroadFaculty of Humanities
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Walter Nkwi GamFaculty of Humanities
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Judith PollmannFaculty of Humanities
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Thijs Brocades ZaalbergFaculty of Humanities
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Giles Scott-SmithFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Remco BreukerFaculty of Humanities
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Bram CaersFaculty of Humanities
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fried rice to colonialism: Leiden Transvaal neighbourhood shows world history in miniature
Together with students and local residents, historians Ariadne Schmidt and Alicia Schrikker researched the Leiden Transvaal neighbourhood. They will present their findings on Thursday 20 October, at a specially organised mini-festival in the neighbourhood.
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Cisca HoogendijkFaculty of Humanities
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Suzan ten HeuwFaculty of Humanities
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Fransiskus WidiyarsoFaculty of Humanities
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Marijana VujosevicFaculty of Humanities
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Laurens van ApeldoornFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Maria ZisimopoulouFaculty of Humanities
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Erika RiccobonFaculty of Humanities
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Website shows the history of Sri Lanka’s ‘Slave Island’: ‘Soon there will be none of it left’
In the eighteenth century, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) housed its enslaved people on ‘Slave Island’ in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. Today ‘Slave Island’ is under serious threat from property developers. Senior lecturer Alicia Schrikker, together with her Sri Lankan colleagues Iromi Perera…
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Dirk AlkemadeFaculty of Humanities
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Carel SmithFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Maritime historians and vocational college students together create historical database
What do you do when you’re suddenly given access to a whole lot of data but don’t know how to organise and analyse it? Maritime historians in the Faculty of Humanities joined forces with vocational college (MBO) students to build a database. ‘We’re so compatible with each other.’
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Mirjam de BruijnFaculty of Humanities