Team
Directors
Former Directors
| Andreas Gestrich | 2006 – 2018 |
| Hagen Schulze | 2000 – 2006 |
| Peter Wende | 1994 – 2000 |
| Adolf M. Birke | 1985 – 1994 |
| Wolfgang J. Mommsen | 1977 – 1985 |
| Paul Kluke | 1975 – 1977 |
Senior Fellows
Research Fellows
Former Research Fellows
| Marcus Meer | May 2020 – April 2024 |
| William King | April 2021 – March 2024 |
| David Lawton | April 2021 – March 2024 |
| Sina Steglich | April 2020 – March 2023 |
| Jane Freeland | July 2019 – August 2022 |
| Emily Steinhauer | September 2020 – August 2022 |
| Felix Brahm | August 2015 – July 2021 |
| Bernhard Hollick | March 2018 – May 2021 |
| Jenny Pleinen | May 2019 – April 2021 |
| Hannes Ziegler | September 2016 – March 2021 |
| Tobias Becker | August 2014 – September 2020 |
| Falko Schnicke | April 2015 – March 2020 |
| Cornelia Linde | October 2012 – March 2020 |
| Felix Römer | May 2012 – January 2019 |
| Valeska Huber | April 2011 – March 2017 |
| Angela Schattner | October 2010 – March 2016 |
| Silke Strickrodt | April 2009 – March 2015 |
| Peter Kramper | November 2012 – September 2014 |
| Benedikt Stuchtey | February 1995 – September 2013 |
| Kerstin Brückweh | February 2007 – February 2013 |
| Jochen Schenk | October 2007 – September 2012 |
| Martina Steber | May 2007 – April 2012 |
| Chris Manias | November 2007 – August 2010 |
| Karina Urbach | January 2004 – February 2009 |
| Karsten Plöger | January 2003 – December 2007 |
| Torsten Riotte | January 2003 – March 2007 |
| Matthias Reiss | March 2002 – February 2007 |
| Ina Ulrike Paul | March 2006 – September 2006 |
| Dominik Geppert | November 2000 – October 2005 |
| Lothar Kettenacker | July 1974 – June 2004 |
| Regina Pörtner | October 1998 – September 2003 |
| Sabine Freitag | January 1997 – July 2002 |
| Andreas Fahrmeir | January 1997 – December 2001 |
| Ulrike Walton-Jordan | May 1994 – April 1999 |
| Bärbel Brodt | March 1994 – March 1999 |
| Dagmar Freist | March 1995 – February 1998 |
| Andrea Hopp | March 1997 – December 1997 |
| Willibald Steinmetz | January 1992 – December 1996 |
| Johannes Paulmann | January 1992 – December 1996 |
| Hermann Hiery | June 1991 – September 1996 |
| Peter Alter | Oktober 1976 – March 1980 and October 1981 – October 1994 |
| Eckhart Hellmuth | September 1985 – July 1993 |
| Eva Alexandra Mayring | November 1990 – February 1993 |
| Günther Heydemann | November 1985 – August 1992 |
| Frank Rexroth | June 1989 – October 1991 |
| Dagmar Hellmann-Rajanayagam | October 1987 – September 1991 |
| Rolf Ahmann | April 1986 – March 1991 |
| Dagmar Engels | April 1986 – March 1991 |
| Almut Bues | August 1990 – February 1991 |
| Angela Kaiser-Lahme | August 1987 – April 1990 |
| Gerhard Hirschfeld | August 1978 – July 1989 |
| Helmut Reifeld | October 1986 – July 1988 |
| Ronald Asch | May 1985 – July 1988 |
| Stig Förster | October 1982 – September 1987 |
| Jürgen Osterhammel | July 1982 – March 1986 |
| Josef Foschepoth | September 1980 – March 1986 |
| Kaspar von Greyerz | November 1980 – October 1985 |
| Hans-Gerhard Husung | September 1979 – March 1985 |
| Rudolf Muhs | October 1982 – March 1983 |
| Regina Schulte | February 1982 – March 1983 |
| Bernd Weisbrod | April 1980 – September 1982 |
| Paul Luft | November 1977 – July 1982 |
| Wolfgang Mock | August 1977 – July 1982 |
| Wilfried Nippel | October 1980 – October 1981 |
| Klaus Deinert | April 1980 – July 1980 |
| Milan Hauner | February 1976 – March 1980 |
| Jochen Thies | February 1976 – April 1978 |
Gerda Henkel Visiting Professor and other Visiting Scholars
Previous Gerda Henkel Visiting Professors
| 2023/2024 | Prof Dr Stefanie Schüler-Springorum (Berlin): German Zeitgeschichte from the Margins: The Post-War Experience of Nazi Victims |
| 2022/2023 | Prof Dr Constantin Goschler (Bochum): Cultures of Compromise in Germany and Britain, 1945–2000 |
| 2021/2022 | Prof Dr Alexander Nützenadel (Berlin): Economic Populism and the Rise of Fascism in Interwar Europe |
| 2020/2021 | Prof Dr Martina Kessel (Bielefeld): The imagined individual: Narratives of self, history, and politics in modern Germany |
2019/2020 | Prof Dr Ulrich Herbert (Freiburg): Migration Policy in Germany and Europe, 1980–2019 |
| 2018/2019 | Prof Dr Johanna Gehmacher (Vienna): Records and Notes from Trans/National Networks: Politics and Women’s Movements around 1900 in the Personal Papers of Käthe Schirmacher (1865–1930) |
| 2017/2018 | Prof Dr Arnd Bauerkämper (Berlin): Security and Humanity in the First World War: The Treatment of Civilian 'Enemy Aliens' in the Belligerent States |
| 2016/2017 | Prof Dr Dominik Geppert (Bonn): A History of Divided Germany, 1945–1990 |
| 2015/2016 | Prof Dr Lutz Raphael (Trier): Transformations of Industrial Labour in Western Europe between 1970 and 2000 |
| 2014/2015 | Prof Dr Kiran Klaus Patel (Maastricht): Welfare in the Warfare State: Nazi Social Policy on the International Stage |
| 2013/2014 | Prof Dr Dorothee Wierling (Hamburg): Coffee Worlds. Trade in Green Coffee and its Agents: The Hamburg Coffee Merchants in the 20th century |
| 2012/2013 | Prof Dr Andreas Rödder (Mainz): The History of the Present |
| 2011/2012 | Prof Dr Ute Daniel (Braunschweig): Media and Politics: An entangled History (c. 1900–1980) |
| 2010/2011 | Prof Dr Christoph Cornelißen (Frankfurt am Main): The British and German Welfare States After 'the Great Boom': Public Debates on Social Inequality and Social Justice since the 1970s |
| 2009/2010 | Prof Dr Johannes Paulmann (Mainz): International Aid and Solidarity: Humanitarian Commitment and the Media in Germany, c. 1950–1985 |
Library
Publications and Public Relations
Services and Administration
The GHIL’s Academic Advisory Board consists of eminent historians from Germany and Britain. It provides guidance and direction for the work of the Institute and helps shape the GHIL’s aims and strategy. It also plays a crucial role in supporting the research fellows in the pursuit of their academic careers.
Members
| Prof Dr Jörg Peltzer (Chair; University of Heidelberg) | Prof Dr Ulinka Rublack (Deputy Chair; University of Cambridge) |
| Prof Dr Paul Betts (University of Oxford) | Prof Dr Rebekka von Mallinckrodt (Univerity of Bremen) |
| Prof Dr Jörn Leonhard (University of Freiburg) | Prof Dr Gisela Mettele (University of Jena) |
| Dr Heike Liebau (Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin) | Prof Dr Frank Trentmann (Birkbeck, University of London) |
The GHIL is an equal opportunities employer. In accordance with German Federal Law, a Gender Equality Officer, who is elected by female staff for a four-year term, advises management on ensuring compliance with the law, and supports colleagues if they experience discrimination, sexual harassment, or difficulties in balancing work and family life.