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Jochen Schenk is a Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Glasgow since 2013. He previously spent seven years as an Andrew W. Mellon Fellow at the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies in Toronto and held research positions at the German Historical Institute London and Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. He obtained his PhD from the University of Cambridge in 2006. His research focuses on cultural cohabitation in the Eastern Mediterranean during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, particularly regarding the military orders and their role in shaping social boundaries in the region. Schenk's interests extend to the demographic consequences of war-induced migration and the impact of cultural exchanges in medieval Europe. His body of work includes an examination of the Templar communities in France and their significance within the broader context of religious and social dynamics of the Middle East during the medieval period.
University of Glasgow • Glasgow
Lecturer in Medieval History, focusing on cultural cohabitation and military orders in the Eastern Mediterranean.