Nils Jörn (born 31 October 1964) is a German

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human species; as well as the ...

and author. Since 2004 he has been working at the Archive of the Hanseatic City of

Wismar Wismar (; ), officially the Hanseatic City of Wismar () is, with around 43,000 inhabitants, the sixth-largest city of the northeastern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and the fourth-largest city of Mecklenburg after Rostock, Schwerin and ...

, and since 2012 as its director.

Life

Jörn was born in

Bergen auf Rügen Bergen auf Rügen is the capital of the former district of Rügen in the middle of the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. Since 1 January 2005, Bergen has moreover been the administrative seat of the '' Amt'' of Bergen au ...

. After attending school in

Usedom Usedom ( , ) is a Baltic Sea island in Pomerania, divided between Germany and Poland. It is the second largest Pomeranian island after Rügen, and the most populous island in the Baltic Sea. It lies north of the Szczecin Lagoon estuary of the ...

and

Wolgast Wolgast () is a town in the district of Vorpommern-Greifswald, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the bank of the river (or strait) Peenestrom, vis-a-vis the island of Usedom on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast that can be accessed ...

, he completed his military service with the NVA from 1983 to 1986. In September 1986 he began studying history and

German studies German studies is an academic field that researches, documents and disseminates German language, literature, and culture in its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies therefore often focus on German culture, German h ...

at the

Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald The University of Greifswald (; ), formerly known as Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald, is a public research university located in Greifswald, Germany, in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Founded in 1456, it is one of th ...

, where between 1987 and 1990 he specialized in medieval and early modern history under the supervision of . He completed his studies in 1991 with the authority to teach history. Subsequently, he stayed at the University Greifswald to complete a research study under the supervision of Horst Wernicke on the subject "The Hanseatic Stalhof in London in the period from 1474 to 1554". From 1991 to 1992, a research period took him to the

German Historical Institute London The German Historical Institute London (GHIL) is one of the nine independent academic research institutes of the German Historical Institute () that are part of the Max Weber Foundation. Foundation The creation of the institute was the idea of ...

and the

London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in the social sciences. Founded ...

. From 1994 until his

doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''doctor'', meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism '' licentia docendi'' ("licence to teach ...

in 1996, he worked as a research assistant on the joint project "The Hanseatic Flemish Trade" at the Universities of Greifswald and Kiel. From 1996 to 1999 he worked on the joint project "The Integration of the Southern Baltic Sea Region into the Old Reich 1555-1806" of the Universities of Greifswald,

Kiel Kiel ( ; ) is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein. With a population of around 250,000, it is Germany's largest city on the Baltic Sea. It is located on the Kieler Förde inlet of the Ba ...

and

Augsburg Augsburg ( , ; ; ) is a city in the Bavaria, Bavarian part of Swabia, Germany, around west of the Bavarian capital Munich. It is a College town, university town and the regional seat of the Swabia (administrative region), Swabia with a well ...

. The following two years until 2001 he worked on the project "Judicial activity, personnel structures and politically relevant jurisdiction at the Wismar Tribunal 1653-1806" at the Chair of General History of the Modern Era at the

University of Greifswald The University of Greifswald (; ), formerly known as Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald, is a public research university located in Greifswald, Germany, in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Founded in 1456, it is one of th ...

, funded by the

Fritz Thyssen Foundation The Fritz Thyssen Foundation () is a private nonprofit foundation in Germany, created on 7 July 1959 by Amélie Thyssen and Anita Gräfin Zichy-Thyssen and named in memory of prominent iron and steel manufacturer August Thyssen and his son Fritz, ...

. He then moved to the

Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main Goethe University Frankfurt () is a public research 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 wealthy and active liberal citizenry of Frankfurt ...

as a

postdoctoral researcher A postdoctoral fellow, postdoctoral researcher, or simply postdoc, is a person professionally conducting research after the completion of their doctoral studies (typically a PhD). Postdocs most commonly, but not always, have a temporary acade ...

for fifteen months. Between 2002 and 2004 he worked as a scholarship holder of the

German Research Foundation The German Research Foundation ( ; DFG ) is a German research funding organization, which functions as a self-governing institution for the promotion of science and research in the Federal Republic of Germany. In 2019, the DFG had a funding bud ...

at the University of Greifswald in research and teaching. Since October 2004 Jörn has been working at the archive of the Hanseatic city Wismar. Initially, he worked as a research assistant on the

inventory Inventory (British English) or stock (American English) is a quantity of the goods and materials that a business holds for the ultimate goal of resale, production or utilisation. Inventory management is a discipline primarily about specifying ...

and evaluation of the trial records of the , and since 2012 he has been head of the archive. Since 2006, Jörn has been a member of the board of the and the . and since 2008 member of the board of the , also a member of the , founding president of the David Mevius Society and member of the board of the Association of Friends and Sponsors of the Archive of the Hanseatic City of Wismar. Together with the Greifswald historian

Dirk Alvermann Dirk Alvermann (24 December 1965 – 17 October 2023) was a German historian and archivist. Early life and education Born in Berlin, Alvermann was the son of the photographer Dirk Alvermann (photographer), Dirk Alvermann. From 1988 he studied arch ...

, Jörn publishes the Biographical Encyclopaedia for Pomerania. As author, editor and co-author he is involved in numerous publications.Liste seiner Veröffentlichungen auf der Website des Archivs der Hansestadt Wismar
(retrieved November 2014)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jorn, Nils 20th-century German historians 21st-century German historians German archivists University of Greifswald alumni 1964 births Living people People from Bergen auf Rügen