1. Gunnar Hering-Lectures, 19.4.2016
Prof. Dr. Gunnar Hering
Prof. Dr. Dimitris Stamatopoulos / University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki
Prof. Dr. Olga Katsiardi-Hering / University of Athens
1. Gunnar Hering-Lectures, 19.4.2016
The Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies and the Austrian Society of Modern Greek Studies are presenting a series of lectures entitled “Gunnar Hering Lectures”.
Gunnar Hering (Dresden, 2 April 1934 – Vienna, 22 December 1994) was a prominent historian of South East Europe. Having held various academic positions in Mainz, Freiburg im Breisgau and Göttingen, Hering eventually became the first Professor of Modern Greek Studies at the University of Vienna in 1983. Known as a specialist in Greek and Bulgarian cultural history and church history as well as in the history of political parties in South East Europe, with excellent skills in a number of East and South East European languages and cultures, Hering decisively opened his field of study to interdisciplinary and transnational approaches. He developed several research projects dedicated to the travel literature and conceptual history of modern South East Europe. With this lecture series, we honour his memory and wish to promote a lively academic dialogue on Greek and South East European history.
With this lecture series we honor his memory and intend to create a lively academic dialogue on Greek and Southeast European history.
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Lecture Prof. Dr. Dimitris Stamatopoulos