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dr. Krijn Thijs


Endowed Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Art and Culture, History, Antiquity

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Krijn Thijs holds the special chair 'German Historical Cultures  in a European and Global Context'. He is a historian of contemporary Germany and Berlin, with a research focus on political cultures in the 20th century, memory, historiography, and Dutch-German relationships. 

Besides his appointment at the VU, he regularly works as senior staff at the Duitsland Instituut Amsterdam. For more information, see also his profile at the DIA: https://duitslandinstituut.nl/nl/medewerkers-onderzoek/18/krijn-thijs 

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  • Stichting Duitsland Instituut Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Medewerker | 2008-09-01 - present

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dr. Krijn Thijs

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