Ute Frevert – Curriculum Vitae
Office
Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung
Max Planck Institute for Human Development
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D-14195 Berlin
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E-Mail: sekfrevert@mpib-berlin.mpg.de
Education
| 1989 | Habilitation in Modern History, University of Bielefeld |
| 1982 | PhD, University of Bielefeld |
| 1977 | First Degree, Humanities, University of Bielefeld |
| 1971–1977 | History and Social Sciences Studies, University of Münster, University of Bielefeld, London School of Economics |
| 1971 | A Levels |
Professional Experience (selected)
| since 2008 | Scientific Member of the Max Planck Society and Director, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin |
| 2003–2007 | Professor for German History, Yale University, USA |
| 1997–2003 | Professor of History, University of Bielefeld |
| 1992–1997 | Professor of Modern History, University of Konstanz |
| 1991–1992 | Professor of Modern History, Freie Universität Berlin |
Scholarships, Fellowships, Guest Professorships, Honours & Awards
| 2020 | Sigmund-Freud-Preis für wissenschaftliche Prosa (Prize for Academic Prose), German Academy for Language and Literature |
| 2020 | Ernst Hellmut Vits Prize, Universitätsgesellschaft Münster |
| 2018 | Honorary doctorate, University of Tampere (Finland) |
| 2016 | Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1st class |
| 2013 | Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences, London |
| 2009 | Member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (2020-2023: Member of the Council) |
| 2008 | Honorary Professor, Freie Universität Berlin |
| 2004 | Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (2020-2023: Member of the Presidium) |
| 2004 - 2005 | Fellow, Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin |
| 2003 | Visiting Professor, Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, Paris |
| 2003 | Visiting Professor, Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna |
| 2002 | Visiting Professor, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire |
| 2000 - 2001 | Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford |
| 1998 | Leibniz Award, German Research Foundation |
| 1997 | Visiting Professor, Hebrew University, Jerusalem |
| 1989 - 1990 | Fellow, Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin |
| 1989 | Habilitation Scholarship, German Research Foundation |
| 1979 - 1981 | Doctoral Scholarship, German National Academic Foundation |
| 1972 - 1978 | Scholarship, German National Academic Foundation |
Academic Activities
Boards of Trustees
| 2023 - | Member of the Board of Trustees of the Historisches Kolleg |
| 2023 - | Member of the Board of Trustees of the Forum Transregionale Studien |
| 2021 - | Member of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation German-Israeli Future Forum |
| 2018 - | Member of the Board of Trustees of the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, Israel |
| 2016 - | Member of the Board of Trustees of the Körber Foundation |
| 2015 - 2023 | Member of the University Council Konstanz (December 2016 - June 2020: Chairperson) |
| 2013 - 2018 | Member of the Board of Governors of the German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development (GIF) |
| 2013 - 2016 | Member of the Board of Trustees for ‘Bildung und Kultur’ (Education and Culture) in the Advisory Board of the Deutsche Bahn Foundation |
| 2012 - 2017 | Member of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation Deutsches Hygiene Museum, Dresden |
| 2010 - 2014 | Member of the Board of Trustees of the Humboldt-Viadrina School of Governance, Berlin |
| 2007 - 2012 | Member of the Board of Governors of the Jacobs University Bremen |
| 2007 - 2013 | Member of the Board of Trustees of the Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung, Potsdam |
| 2007 - 2015 | Member of the Board of Trustees of the German History Competition organised by the Körber Foundation |
| 2000 - 2003 | Member of the Board of Trustees of the German National Academic Foundation |
Scientific Advisory Boards
| 2021 - | Member of the Advisory Board of the Research Initiative “ConTrust: Trust in Conflict – Political Life under Conditions of Uncertainty“ (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) |
| 2017 - | Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Leopoldina Centre for Science Studies |
| 2017 - 2019 | Member of the Advisory Board of Deutschlandjahr (Year of Germany) USA 2018/2019 of the Federal Foreign Office, Goethe-Institut and BDI |
| 2016 - 2022 | Member of the Advisory Board Bachelor Programme Studium Individuale, Leuphana Lüneburg University |
| 2012 - 2014 | Member of the Advisory Board of the Centre Marc Bloch, Berlin |
| 2011 - 2019 | Member of the Advisory Board of the German Historical Institute, Washington DC (since November 2016: Chairperson) |
| 2011 - 2017 | Member of the Advisory Board of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for the History and Theory of Biography, Vienna |
| 2009 - 2015 | Member of the International Advisory Board of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation |
| 2008 - 2022 | Member of the Board of Advisors of the Einstein Forum, Potsdam |
| 2008 - 2013 | Member of the Advisory Board of the Zukunftskolleg at the University of Konstanz |
| 2008 - 2012 | Member of the Advisory Board of the Dahlem Konferenzen at the Freie Universität Berlin |
| 2003 - | Member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna |
| 2000 - 2009 | Member of the Advisory Board of the International Institute for Social History, Amsterdam |
| 1999 - 2002 | Member of the Baden-Württemberg Federal State Research Council |
| 1998 - 2001 | Member of the Advisory Board, Goethe Institute |
| 1997 - 2009 | Member of the Advisory Board, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Bielefeld |
| 1997 - 2007 | Member of the Advisory Board of the German History Competition organised by the Kurt-A.-Körber Foundation |
Research Funding Agencies
| 2016 - 2017 | Luxembourg National Research Fund expert committee PRIDE |
| 2014 - 2017 | Chairperson of the Scientific Council of the Max Planck Society |
| 2012 - 2014 | Deputy Chairperson of the Scientific Council of the Max Planck Society |
| 2012 - 2017 | European Research Council, Panel Member |
| 2000 - 2006 | Member of the Nominations Committee of the German Research Foundation for the Leibniz Programme |
| 1999 - 2003 | Mentor, German National Academic Foundation |
| 1998 - 2000 | Member of the German-American Academic Council Foundation |
| 1996 - 2000 | Panel Expert for Modern History at the German Research Foundation |
Other Professional Activities
| 2016 - | Member of the Council of The Society for the History of Emotions |
| 2012 - 2020 | Spokesperson and Principal Investigator of the International Max Planck Research School for Moral Economies of Modern Societies |
| 2009 - 2012 | Member of the Selection committee of the American Academy in Berlin |
| 2001 - 2003 | Spokesperson of the Research Group "Politics as Communication in History", University of Bielefeld |
| 1996 - 1998 | Member of the Executive Committee of the German Historians' Association |
| 1990 - 2022 | Member of the working group for Modern Social History |
Editorial Boards (Journals)
2009-2023 Co-editor and Managing Director of the journal "Geschichte und Gesellschaft"
Scientific Advisory Boards (Journals)
- L'Homme. Zeitschrift für Feministische Geschichtswissenschaft
- Journal of Modern History
- Journal of Contemporary History
- European Studies Review
- International Review of Social History
- The Historical Journal
- Sensibilités. Histoire, critique & sciences sociales
- Emotions and Society