Hans Baumann

Hans Baumann is a Researcher at the University of Tübingen, affiliated with the Faculty of Philosophy and Romance Studies Department. His interdisciplinary research bridges linguistics, history, and language didactics, focusing on early modern foreign language acquisition during travel, multilingualism in German-French contexts, and digital humanities applications.

• Education: B.Ed. and M.Ed. in French and History (University of Tübingen, 2017-2022)
• Current Roles: Researcher (2022-present), Lecturer (since 2025) in Modern History, and former Student Assistant in multiple departments

His dissertation project, conducted under a cotutelle between University of Tübingen and Université de Tours, analyzes:

• Framework conditions for foreign language learning in early modern travel contexts
• Linguistic phenomena (interference, code-switching) in correspondence between travelers and home

His recent lectures and courses address interdisciplinary methodologies, historical multilingualism, and corpus-based linguistic analysis across European and colonial contexts.