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Heiko Haumann (born 9 February 1945) is a German historian and retired academic scholar. Born in
Attendorn Attendorn () is a German town in the Olpe district in North Rhine-Westphalia. As of 2019 it had a population of 24,264. History The town's location was favoured by the good climate in the Attendorn-Elsper Limestone Double Basin (''Attendorn- ...
, Haumann studied history, political science, sociology and education at the
University of Marburg The Philipps University of Marburg (german: Philipps-Universität Marburg) was founded in 1527 by Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, which makes it one of Germany's oldest universities and the oldest still operating Protestant university in the wor ...
and the
Goethe University Frankfurt Goethe University (german: link=no, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) is a university located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was founded in 1914 as a citizens' university, which means it was founded and funded by the wealt ...
. In 1969, he graduated with the ''
Staatsexamen The ("state examination" or "exam by state"; pl.: ''Staatsexamina'') is a German government licensing examination that future physicians, dentists, teachers, pharmacists, food chemists, psychotherapists and jurists (i.e., lawyers, judges, public ...
'', and in 1971 he received his
doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism ''l ...
. After working at the University of Marburg and the
University of Freiburg The University of Freiburg (colloquially german: Uni Freiburg), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (german: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg), is a public university, public research university located in Freiburg im Breisg ...
, from 1991 to 2010, he was Professor of Eastern European and Modern General History at the Department of History of the
University of Basel The University of Basel (Latin: ''Universitas Basiliensis'', German: ''Universität Basel'') is a university in Basel, Switzerland. Founded on 4 April 1460, it is Switzerland's oldest university and among the world's oldest surviving universit ...
. Haumann methodologically represents a life-world-oriented microhistorical approach in the study of history. This approach places the people or the perspective of the historical actors at the centre of the observation in order to arrive at insights on the structural level from there. He wrote among others a ''History of Russia''. His research on
Eastern European Jewry The expression 'Eastern European Jewry' has two meanings. Its first meaning refers to the current political spheres of the Eastern European countries and its second meaning refers to the Jewish communities in Russia and Poland. The phrase 'Easte ...
led to the creation of the book ''History of the Eastern Jews''. The work focuses on the everyday life of the Eastern Jews as well as their political and religious positions. Among Haumann's most important students are Carmen Scheide, Monica Rüthers, Jörn Happel and Ralph Tuchtenhagen. Haumann was a "permanent contributor" to the journal '' Das Argument'' in the 1980s. Haumann has lived in since 1983, where he is, among others, a member of the Heimat- und Landschaftspflegeverein (local history and landscape conservation association).Article in the ''Badischen Zeitung''


Publications

* ''Elektrifizierung als Auftakt sowjetischer Planwirtschaft. Inhalt und Funktion des GOELRO-Planes von 1920.'' Marburg 1971, (Dissertation Universität Marburg, Fachbereich Gesellschaftswissenschaft 1971, 312 pages, 22 cm). * ''Grundlagen der sowjetischen Wirtschaftsverfassung. Materialien.'' Hain, Meisenheim am Glan 1977, (''Hochschulschriften.'' Vol. 9). * ''Beginn der Planwirtschaft. Elektrifizierung, Wirtschaftsplanung und gesellschaftliche Entwicklung Sowjetrusslands 1917–1921'' (''Studien zur modernen Geschichte'', vol. 15), Bertelsmann-Universitätsverlag, Düsseldorf 1974, (Dissertation Universität Marburg Fachbereich Gesellschaftswissenschaft 1971, 312 pages, 23 cm). * ''Geschichte und Gesellschaftssystem der Sowjetunion. Eine Einführung.'' Kiepenheuer und Witsch, Cologne 1977, . * ''Kapitalismus im zaristischen Staat 1906–1917. Organisationsformen, Machtverhältnisse und Leistungsbilanz im Industrialisierungsprozess.'' Hain, Königstein im Taunus 1980, (Habilitationsschrift DNB 801075416, University, Faculty of Philosophy Freiburg im Breisgau 1977, 324 pages). * ''Geschichte der Ostjuden.'' Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag, Munich 1990 (5th edition 1999), . * ''"Der Fall Max Faulhaber." Gewerkschaften und Kommunisten – ein Beispiel aus Südbaden 1949–1952.'' Verlag Arbeiterbewegung und Gesellschaftswissenschaft, Marburg 1987, . * with Hans Schadek (as editor): ''Geschichte der Stadt Freiburg im Breisgau.'' 3 volumes, thesis, Stuttgart 1996, 2nd extended edition 2001, ). * ''Geschichte Russlands.'' Piper, Munich/Zürich 1996, . Neuausgabe Chronos, Zürich 2003, . * ''Dracula. Leben und Legende'' (Beck’sche Reihe). C. H. Beck, Munich 2011, . * ''Hermann Diamanski (1910–1976). Überleben in der Katastrophe. Eine deutsche Geschichte zwischen Auschwitz und Staatssicherheitsdienst.'' Böhlau, Vienna/Cologne/Weimar 2011, . * ''Die Akte Zilli Reichmann. Zur Geschichte der Sinti im 20. Jahrhundert.'' Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, Frankfurt, 2016, . * as editor: ''Armut im ländlichen Raum während des 19. und zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts'', Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher 2017, .


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External links

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Publikationen von und über Heiko Haumann
im Bibliotheks- und Bibliographieportal /
Heiko Haumann auf der Website des Departements Geschichte der Universität Basel
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haumann, Heiko 20th-century German historians University of Basel faculty Judaic scholars University of Freiburg faculty 1945 births Living people People from Olpe (district)