Burghart Schmidt (born March 1, 1962, Hamburg) is a German historian. Vice-President of the University of Montpellier III.

Education

Burghart Schmidt went to school in

Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...

. From 1982 to 1987, he completed studies of History, Geography and Philosophy at the University of Bordeaux (France).

Career

Doctorate Studies at the University of Hamburg; 1998 dissertation about Hamburg during the French Revolution and

Napoleon I of France Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

. From 1998, he taught successively at the University of Hamburg and the

Helmut Schmidt University The Helmut Schmidt University (german: link=no, Helmut-Schmidt-Universität), located in Hamburg, Germany, is a German military educational establishment that was founded in 1973 at the initiative of the then-Federal Minister of Defence, Helmut Sc ...

(Universität der Bundeswehr) in Hamburg. 2000 research studies on European History, History of witchcraft and witch-hunts in Northern Germany in the Early Modern Period. 2001 Founder of the Research Association on the History of Crime, Sorcery and Witch-hunts in Northern Germany, 2004 postdoctoral lecture qualification, scientific studies on Ludwig Bechstein and the perception of his work in the 19th century. 2004-2006 invited professor at the Michel de Montaigne University Bordeaux 3 and the

University of Southern Brittany Southern Brittany University (french: Université Bretagne Sud) is a French university, in the Academy of Rennes. The University is separated in three different campus : Lorient , Vannes and Pontivy. Notable people Faculty * Olga Novo (born 19 ...

. 2006 appointed to professorship of Modern History at the University of Montpellier III; 2008 nominated as Vice-President of the University Paul-Valéry, Montpellier. Currently member of the Research Centre of Interdisciplinary Studies in Montpellier CRISES. 2009 reception of the

Palmes académiques Palmes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Sir Brian Palmes, English landowner and politician *Sir Guy Palmes, English politician * Brian Palmes MP *Lieutenant General Francis Palmes Lieutenant-General Francis Palmes MP ( ...

; French Order of Chivalry given to academics.

Selected works

* ''Hamburg im Zeitalter der Französischen Revolution und Napoleons 1789-1813], 2 Bde., Hamburg, 1998 ()'' * ''Realität und Mythos. Hexenverfolgung in der Frühen Neuzeit] (hg. mit Katrin Möller), Hamburg 2003 ()'' * ''Frühneuzeitliche Widerstandsbewegungen norddeutscher Unterschichten im Spannungsfeld von Krieg, Okkupation und Fremdherrschaft], Hamburg 2004, ()'' * ''Les relations entre la France et les villes hanséatiques de Hambourg, Brême et Lübeck (Moyen-Âge – XIXe siècle)] (hg. mit Isabelle Richefort), Brüssel 2006, () (französisch)'' * ''Menschenbilder-Menschenrechte von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart], Hamburg 2006 ()'' * ''Mittelständische Wirtschaft, Handwerk und Kultur im baltischen Raum], Hamburg 2006 ()'' * ''Bordeaux – Hamburg. Zwei Städte und ihre Geschichte] (hg. mit Bernard Lachaise), Hamburg 2007 ()'' * ''Mehrdimensionale Arbeitswelten im baltischen Raum. Von der Geschichte zur Gegenwart und Zukunft] (hg. mit Jürgen Hogeforster), Hamburg 2007 ()'' * ''Wissenstransfer und Innovationen rund um das Mare Balticum. Von der Geschichte zur Gegenwart und Zukunft], Hamburg 2007 ()'' * ''Hexen, Hexenverfolgung und magische Vorstellungswelten im modernen Afrika - Witches, witch-hunts and magical imaginaries in modern Africa] (hg. mit Rolf Schulte), Hamburg 2008 ()''

External links

List publications of Burghart Schmidt:
Publications on the website CRISES

Research centre on criminal Sorcery and History in Germany of North

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