Dann Grotum

Dann Grotum is a Researcher in the Department of History at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. He is part of the 2022 cohort and focuses on the intersection of colonial history and weather sciences within Danish imperial contexts.

His research spans global and imperial history with particular emphasis on environmental history and the history of science. Grotum examines European colonialism through a transnational lens, specifically investigating how scientific knowledge was developed and circulated within colonial networks during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Grotum's doctoral research, titled 'Colonial Climates: Networking Weather Sciences Within and Between Danish Colonies, ca. 1700-1900,' supervised by Professor Lucy Riall with Lauren Kassell as second reader, explores the development of meteorological knowledge systems across Danish colonial territories. His work contributes to understanding how scientific practices were instrumental in colonial administration and environmental management.