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Claire Gantet is a Professor at the University of Fribourg, specializing in early modern history, particularly the Thirty Years War, German history from 1500 to 1815, and German-French relations from 1500 to 1830. After completing her PhD thesis on the representations of peace at the University of Paris I-Panthéon Sorbonne in 1999, she held a position as an assistant professor at the same university until 2015. Gantet has been a postdoctoral fellow at prestigious institutions such as the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin and the Historisches Kolleg in Munich. Her research includes significant projects like “Gelehrte Journale und Zeitungen der Aufklärungszeit” at the Göttingen Academy of Sciences. Since joining the University of Freiburg in 2015, she has contributed to various scholarly discussions through her extensive research publications on topics like mesmeric practices and the polycentric narratives surrounding the Thirty Years War. Through her work, Gantet engages with critical themes in historical discourse, addressing how narratives of war and cultural exchanges have evolved through different academic lenses.
University of Freiburg • Fribourg
Serves as a professor specializing in early modern history.
Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin • Berlin
Conducted research on the history of science.
Historisches Kolleg, Munich • Munich
Engaged in interdisciplinary research on historical narratives.
University of Paris I-Panthéon Sorbonne • Paris
Worked as an assistant professor focusing on early modern history.
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