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The German Historical Institute London (GHIL) is one of the nine independent academic research institutes of the
17 Bloomsbury Square - A House with a History.
German Historical Institute London. Retrieved 12 November 2016. and includes a public library specialising in German history.
German Association for British StudiesGerman History Society
Historiography of Germany Organisations based in London History institutes 1976 establishments in England Germany–United Kingdom relations {{UK-org-stub
The German Historical Institute London (GHIL) is one of the nine independent academic research institutes of the German Historical Institute The German Historical Institutes (GHI), german: Deutsche Historische Institute, (''DHI'') are six independent academic research institutes of the Max Weber Foundation dedicated to the study of historical relations between Germany
Germany, ...
(german: Deutsche Historische Institute) that are part of the Max Weber Foundation The Max Weber Foundation (Ger. Max Weber Stiftung) is a German humanities research organisation based in Bonn and funded by the German Federal Government. It is composed of ten independent institutes:
*Ten German Historical Institutes
* German Forum ...
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Foundation
The creation of the institute was the idea of the German archivist Carl Haase in 1968. A German-British Historical Association was founded in 1969 and, after gaining funding by the German government in 1975, the GHIL officially opened on 4 November 1976.Activities
The Institute promotes research on "medieval and modern history, in particular on the comparative history of Britain and Germany, on the British Empire and the Commonwealth, and on Anglo-German relations." It is located at 17Bloomsbury Square
Bloomsbury Square is a garden square in Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden, London. Developed in the late 17th century, it was initially known as Southampton Square and was one of the earliest London squares. By the early 19th century, Be ...
German Historical Institute London. Retrieved 12 November 2016. and includes a public library specialising in German history.
Directors
The directors of the Institute have been: * Paul Kluke August 1975 - July 1977 *Wolfgang Mommsen
Wolfgang Justin Mommsen (; 5 November 1930 – 11 August 2004) was a German historian. He was the twin brother of historian Hans Mommsen.
Biography
Wolfgang Mommsen was born in Marburg, the son of the historian Wilhelm Mommsen and great-grands ...
August 1977 - July 1985
* Adolf M. Birke August 1977 - July 1985
* Peter Wende September 1994 - August 2000
*Hagen Schulze
Hagen Schulze (31 July 1943 – 4 September 2014) was a German historian who held a position at the Free University of Berlin. He specialized in early modern and modern German and European history, particularly in comparative European nationalis ...
September 2000 - August 2006
* Andreas Gestrich - September 2006 to August 2018
* - September 2018 to date
See also
*Germany–United Kingdom relations
Germany–United Kingdom relations are the bilateral relations between Germany and the United Kingdom.
Relations were very strong in the Late Middle Ages when the German cities of the Hanseatic League traded with England and Scotland.
Before th ...
German Association for British Studies
References
External links
Historiography of Germany Organisations based in London History institutes 1976 establishments in England Germany–United Kingdom relations {{UK-org-stub