Niels Petersen

Niels Petersen (*1979) is a research associate at the Institute for Historical Regional Research, University of Göttingen, since 2008. His work focuses on late medieval and early modern social history of coastal regions, economic history, and spatial analysis. He serves as a project coordinator for viabundus.eu and leads the "Map of Premodern European Transport and Mobility" initiative. Awards include the Lüneburger Geschichte Research Prize (2013) and recognition at the 48th German Historians' Day.