Thomas Höpel
Thomas Höpel (born February 6, 1968 in Luckenwalde ) is a German historian.
Life
Höpel grew up in Jüterbog and studied history and Romance studies at the universities of Leipzig and Rennes from 1989 to 1995 . In 2000 he received his doctorate from the University of Leipzig. In 2007 he completed his habilitation with a comparative study on local cultural policy. In 2010 he was a visiting researcher at LARHRA (Laboratoire de recherche historique Rhône-Alpes) in Lyon . Since 2011 he has been an adjunct professor at the Institute for Cultural Studies at the University of Leipzig.
Höpel researches and teaches primarily on the French Revolution , cultural policy, consumer history, environmental history and cultural transfer.
He is married and has a daughter.
Book publications (selection)
- with Matthias Middell: Introduction to French History 1500–1945. Leipziger Universitätsverlag, Leipzig 1993, ISBN 3-929031-24-8 (2nd, revised edition, ibid 1999).
- From art to cultural policy. Urban cultural policy in Germany and France 1918–1939 (= contributions to urban history and urbanization research. 7). Franz Steiner, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-515-09106-0 .
- "The art of the people". Urban cultural policy in Leipzig and Lyon 1945–1989. Leipziger Universitätsverlag, Leipzig 2011, ISBN 978-3-86583-493-5 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Thomas Höpel in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biographical information on the website of Leipzig University
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Höpel, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luckenwalde |