Prof. Dr. Thomas Maissen - Curriculum vitae
Contact
2006 - today
1996 - 2006
1981 - 1995
Competences
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Contact 
Prof. Dr. Thomas Maissen
thomas.maissen@zegk.uni-heidelberg.de
Historisches Seminar
Grabengasse 3-5
69117 Heidelberg
Raum 229
Doctoral and postdoctoral supervision
Curriculum vitae
WiSe 2023/24
Return to the role of acting professor for Early Modern History (full professor since WS 2004/05)
2013-2023
Director of the German Historical Institute in Paris (DHIP)
2013
Director at the DFG-Exzellenzcluster "Asia and Europa in a Global Context: Shifting Assymetries in Cultural Flows" (Link).
2012-2013
Fellow at the Marsiliuskolleg, Heidelberg University
2010
Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton (January - August).
2009-2010
Fellow of the research college "Legitimacy and Religion", Center for Religion, Economy and Politics, Universities of Basel, Lausanne, Luzern, Zürich und Collegium Helveticum (Link).
2008-2013
Deputy spokesman of the Research Area A "Governance and Administration" (Link) and member of the Steering Committe in the DFG- Exzellenzcluster "Asia and Europa in a Global Context: Shifting Assymetries in Cultural Flows" (Link), 2013: Director at the Exzellenzcluster
2009
Professeur invité at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes, Paris.
since 2008
Coordinator of the international Master's course in
Historical Science in cooperation with EHESS Paris (Link).
2007-2012
Spokesman of the Heidelberg graduate college for Humanities and Social Sciences [HGGS] (Link).
since 2007
Member of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences (Link).
since 2006
Member of the commission for historical regional studies in Baden-Württemberg (Link).
2006
HSozuKult, Historical book of the year 2006, category Early Modern Period, for : Die Geburt der Republic. Staatsverständnis und Repräsentation in der frühneuzeitlichen Eidgenossenschaft, Göttingen 2006.
since WS 2004/05
Full professor for Early Modern History at Heidelberg University
2002-2004
SNF sponsored professorship at Luzern University.
2002
Habilitation at Zürich University, Habilitation thesis: "Die Geburt der Republic. Staatsverständnis und Repräsentation in der frühneuzeitlichen Eidgenossenschaft" (partially as an SNF research project).
2001-2002
Project of the Bär-Kälin-Stiftung: "Schweizer Weltkriegsdebatte und nachrichtenlose Vermögen. Die Ereignisse 1994-2000 im Urteil der Protagonisten"
1996-2004
Staff member of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung ("Historical Analyses"), abbreviation: tmn.
1996-1999
Habilitation scholarship, among others financed by the Schweizerischer Nationalfonds.
1993-1995
Scientific assistant at Potsdam University (Chair for Early Modern History, Prof. Luise Schorn-Schütte).
1993
Doctorate supervised by Prof. H. R. Guggisberg,
Topic of the doctoral dissertation: "Die französische Vergangenheit bei italienischen Autoren des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts".
1989-1993
Research scholarships and stays in in Napels, Paris, Venice and Florence.
1989
„Prix du bicentenaire“ of the „Consulat général de France à Zürich“ (SFr. 5000.-) for:
Die Französische Revolution – Mythos, Massstab, Mahnmal = La Révolution française – mythe, modèle, monument.
1981-89
University studies in History, Latin philology and Philosophy at Basel University as well as in Rome and Geneva, graduation supervised by Prof. Frantisek Graus.
1981
Matur at the Humanist Gymnasium Basel.
Competences
- Coordinator of the international Master's course in Historical Science in cooperation with EHESS Paris. For further information, please consult this website (as well as the official website of the Historisches Seminar Heidelberg).
You may also access a short presentation video here. - ERASMUS commissioner of the department of history
