Robert Gerwarth
Robert Gerwarth is a professor of European history, with an emphasis on German history. Since finishing a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship at Oxford, he has held fellowships at Princeton, Harvard, the NIOD (Amsterdam) and the Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of Western Australia.
Career[edit]
In 2000, Gerwarth earned a master's in history and politics from Humboldt University of Berlin. While working on his doctorate at the University of Oxford, Gerwarth was appointed to a two-year lectureship in modern European history. Shortly thereafter, he was awarded a British Academy postdoctoral fellowship.[1] In 2003, Gerwarth received his Doctor of Philosophy from Oxford. Gerwarth is currently Director of the Centre for War Studies at University College Dublin.
In 2008, Gerwarth combated Holocaust-denier David Irving on Irish television.[2]
Gerwarth has been commended for the thoroughness of his research on Reinhard Heydrich in his book Hitler's Hangman: The Life of Heydrich. Heydrich did not leave behind a substantive paper trail. Reviews have noted Gerwarth's diligence in digging through archives and other sources in the United States and Ireland in order to uncover the nature of his subject.[1][3] Gerwarth is credited with dispelling several myths about Heydrich, including that he was Jewish, and that he was far from a charter member of the Nazi Party (he was a relative latecomer).[1]
Gerwarth's other scholarly work has been published widely in international journals such as The Journal of Modern History, Past & Present, Geschichte & Gesellschaft and Vingtième Siècle. He is series editor for the Oxford University Press monograph series, The Greater War, 1912–23, to be released during the centenary of the First World War.[4]
Personal[edit]
Gerwarth was raised during the Cold War in Berlin, Germany. At age 13 he witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall. Gerwarth says that living in such a significant historical city sparked his interest in European history. Of his career path Gerwarth says "I have no regrets in following this career path; I love being a historian."[1] Other hobbies include skiing, rowing and reading for pleasure. Gerwarth currently lives in Ireland with his wife and two sons.[1]
Published works[edit]
- Hitler's Hangman: The Life of Heydrich. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. 2011. ISBN 978-0-300-11575-8.
- The Bismarck Myth. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2005. ISBN 978-0-19-928184-8.
Edited volumes[edit]
- Political Violence in Twentieth-Century Europe (with D. Bloxham). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2011. ISBN 978-0521182041.
- Twisted Paths: Europe 1914–1945. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2007. ISBN 0199281858.
- Wilhelmine Germany and Edwardian Britain (with D. Geppert). Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2008.
- Terrorism in Twentieth-Century Europe (with H.G. Haupt). London: University Press. 2007.
- Constitutions: Civility and Violent Collapse in Europe (with J. Harris and H. Nehring). Munich: University Press. 2008.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Darracott-Cankovic, Chloe (6 October 2011). "Hitler's Hangman: The Life of Heydrich. Blueprint for a perfect Nazi". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ "Freedom of speech?". The Late Late Show. RTÉ Television. 7 March 2008. Available also on Video on YouTube.
- ^ Overy, Richard (18 October 2011). "Heinrich Himmler: A Life by Peter Longerich and Hitler’s Hangman: The Life of Heydrich by Robert Gerwarth: review. Two exceptional studies of the lives of Hitler’s henchmen". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ Ramsden, Sean (27 February 2012). "Historian Robert Gerwarth to Deliver 20th Annual Levine Lecture on March 7". Rider University. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
External links[edit]
- Gerwarth's staff page at UCD.
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