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Prof. Dr. Hartmut Berghoff is a Professor of Economic and Social History at the University of Göttingen since 2001, currently on research leave for summer semester 2025 and winter semester 2025/26. Previously, he served as Director of the German Historical Institute in Washington DC (2008-2015) and held visiting positions at Harvard Business School, the Central European University, and Henley Business School.
Education:
- 1980-1986: Studies at Universities of Bielefeld, Cambridge, London School of Economics, TU Berlin, and FU Berlin
- 1989: Doctorate at University of Bielefeld
- 1996: Habilitation
Berghoff's research spans Economic and Social History with deep expertise in Business History, analyzing transatlantic entrepreneurial networks, corporate evolution in global markets, and the social dimensions of economic change. His work integrates cultural perspectives into economic analysis, exemplified by his award-winning study of Hohner harmonicas as a lens for understanding local-global industrial dynamics.
His scientific awards include:
- Newcomen-Harvard Article Award 2006 (awarded 2007)
- ABB Science Prize (1998)
- Distinguished Partner Award, Humanities Council, Washington DC (2010)
- Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., International Visiting Scholar (2006)
- Fellow, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin (2002)
- Second place in "The Historical Book 2004" competition
- Dissertation Prize of the Westphalian-Lippish University Society (1990)
As a research leader, Berghoff co-founded Göttingen's graduate schools for "Generational History" (2004-2012) and "Interdisciplinary Environmental History" (2003-2009). He currently directs two major federally funded projects: the BMWi-supported "Immigrant Entrepreneurship" documenting German-American business biographies, and the BMBF-funded "Transatlantic Perspectives" junior research group, securing multi-year grants for transnational historical scholarship.
His research consortiums include the "Immigrant Entrepreneurship" team documenting German immigrant business legacies in America and the "Transatlantic Perspectives" network fostering collaborative historical research across Atlantic institutions.
