• Research foci

    • Social history of rural areas
    • Quantitative economic history

  • Education

    07/1991
    Habilitation in general and Swiss modern history, University of Zurich
    11/1984
    Doctorate (Dr. phil.), University of Zurich
    07/1981
    First degree (licentiate) in history, sociology, economic history, and economics, University of Zurich
    10/1976- 07/1981
    History, sociology and economics, University of Zurich

  • Positions

    since 04/1996
    Full professor of Social and Economic History of the Modern and Contemporary Period, University of Münster
    10/1995- 03/1996
    Assistant professor, General and Swiss Modern and Contemporary History, University of Zurich
    04/1993- 09/1995
    Maître-assistant, Département d’histoire économique, University of Geneva (lectureship as part of the programme promoting young Swiss researchers)
    10/1992- 02/1993
    Acting professorship in economic history, University of Constance
    04/1986- 09/1992
    Senior assistant IT resources, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zurich
    07/1981- 03/1986
    Assistant, Research Centre for Swiss Social and Economic History, and Institute for Sociology, University of Zurich

  • External functions

    03/2020- 06/2022
    chair, Standing field committee in economic history, Verein für Socialpolitik (German Economic Association)
    03/2010- 02/2012
    Chair, Standing field commttee in economic history, Verein für Socialpolitik (German Economic Association)