About
Prof. Dr. Peter Kramper is a Professor of General History with special consideration of Economic History at the University of Bielefeld, Faculty of History, Philosophy and Theology, Department of History. He has held this position since October 2016 and previously served as acting professor from April to September 2016. Kramper has also held significant administrative roles, serving as Dean of the Faculty from April 2021 to September 2022 and as Vice Dean during two periods (January-March 2020 and October 2022-September 2023).
His research focuses on European economic history from the 17th to the 21st century, with particular expertise in real estate markets, housing and urban development, land measurement, standardization, industrialization, capitalism, and economic thinking. His current projects include a book on the history of the housing question since 1850, leading subproject F04 of the Collaborative Research Center 1288 on real estate valuation standards, and participation in the DFG Network on early modern economic history.
Prof. Kramper's scholarly contributions demonstrate a consistent engagement with comparative approaches to economic history, particularly examining how measurement systems, valuation practices, and institutional frameworks have evolved across national boundaries and historical periods. His work bridges historical analysis with contemporary economic concerns, especially regarding housing markets and standardization practices.
- Gerda Henkel Foundation scholarship at Historisches Kolleg München (2014-2015)
- Junior Fellow of Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (2010-2011)
- Friedrich-Lütge-Preis for his dissertation (2007)
- German Historical Institute London fellowship (2007-2008)
Prof. Kramper has supervised numerous graduate students through his involvement with the Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology and has secured significant research funding for his projects. His current research team includes collaborators working on the internationalization of real estate valuation standards. He is actively involved in planning future research on comparative economic practices and continues to develop his book project on the historical evolution of housing policies and markets.
