Hans-Werner Goetz (born 16 July 1947) is a German historian who is Professor Emeritus of

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at the

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Biography

Hans-Werner Goetz was born in

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, Germany. From 1969 to 1974, Goetz studied history and

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at the

Ruhr University Bochum The Ruhr University Bochum (, ) is a public research university located in the southern hills of the central Ruhr area, Bochum, Germany. It was founded in 1962 as the first new public university in Germany after World War II. Instruction began in ...

. He received his PhD at Bochum in 1976 under the supervision of Franz-Josef Schmale. From 1976 to 1986, Goetz was a research assistant at Bochum. He completed his

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in 1981 under the supervision of

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. From 1990 to 2012, Goetz was a Professor of Medieval History at the

. Goetz has participated in many research projects sponsored by the

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, including the

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project. His research centres on ethnic, gender and class identity in the

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. In 2013, Goetz became a member of

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Sources

* Steffen Patzold, Anja Rathmann-Lutz, Volker Scior (eds.): ''Geschichtsvorstellungen. Bilder, Texte und Begriffe aus dem Mittelalter. Festschrift für Hans-Werner Goetz zum 65. Geburtstag.'' Böhlau, Wien 2012, . * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goetz, Hans-Werner 1947 births German non-fiction writers German medievalists Living people People from Gelsenkirchen Ruhr University Bochum alumni Academic staff of Ruhr University Bochum Academic staff of the University of Hamburg