Stefan Albrecht

PD Dr. Stefan Albrecht is a Lecturer and Research Associate in the Department of Eastern European History at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. He completed his Dr. phil. at Mainz in 2001 and earned his Habilitation in East European History in 2018. Since 2002, he has been a Corresponding Member of the Historical Commission for the Bohemian Lands, serving as its Chairman since 2022.

His research spans multiple historical disciplines with primary focus areas including:

• Medieval history of Bohemia and Moravia
• Byzantine studies and Black Sea region history
• Historiography of East Central Europe
• International transport policy history
• 18th-century Caucasus history

Albrecht's recent publications demonstrate sustained focus on Byzantine-Crimean relations, medieval chronicle analysis, and cultural exchanges between Great Moravia and neighboring regions. His work frequently employs interdisciplinary approaches combining archaeology, religious studies, and political history.

He maintains an active teaching profile with courses covering the Crimean Khanate, Christianization processes in Eastern Europe, and medieval chronicle analysis. As Chairman of the Historical Commission for the Bohemian Lands, he leads scholarly initiatives focused on Bohemian historical research.