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Short biography

12. Mai 1962

Birth in Essen-Werden

1982-1988

Study at the University of Cologne (Mittlere und Neuere Geschichte, Romanistik, Mittellateinische Philologie)

1984/85

Studyyear at the Universidad de Sevilla. archive work in the Archivo General de Indias

Juli 1988

Magister

Juli 1991

Promotion to Dr. phil.

Oktober 1991

Nomination as a scientific employee at the Iberian and Latin American History Department of the University of Cologne

Oktober 1992

Awared with the prize of the Deutschen Ibero-Amerika-Stiftung (Hamburg)

1997-1999

Direction of the Middle Eastern department of the commission of inquiry from the argentargentina goverment for the reconnaissance of NS-activities in Argentina CEANA (Comisión para el esclarecimiento de las actividades del nazismo en la Argentina).

Januar 2000

Nomination as a academic council at the University of Cologne

Januar 2001

Habilitation

September 2004

Visiting Professorship in Tucumán/ Argentinien

Januar 2009

Nomation as apl. Professor

seit 2014

Deputy Managing Director of the Historical Institut (Lectures and curriculum planning)

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