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Mátyás Mervay is a Research Fellow at New York University's Center for European and Mediterranean Studies. He holds a PhD in East Asian and Modern European History (2024) from NYU, an MA in Modern and Contemporary Chinese History (2017) from Nankai University, and a BA in History and East Asian Cultures (2012) from Eötvös Loránd University.
His research bridges Habsburg Central Europe and China, focusing on
- Transnational and Global History
- Refugee and Migrant Diasporas
- History of the Habsburg Empire in East Asia
- European Imperialism and Colonialism in China
- Republican-Era Chinese History
Recent publications analyze
- Austro-Hungarian refugee soldiers in China (2018)
- Shanghai’s Hungarian Jewish rescuer Paul Komor (2023)
- Interwar Shanghai migrant communities (2024)
Scientific awards include
- R. John Rath Prize (2025)
- University of Vienna GLORE Fellowship (2023)
- Jewish Culture Fellowship Grant (2023)
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