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Nikolaus Daniel Wachsmann
ニコラウス・ダニエル・ヴァクスマン
Nikolaus Daniel Wachsmann
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1971 （Munich）
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- English, German
- Residence History
- Munich → Liverpool
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Professor of Modern European History
- Active Years
- 1998-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Cambridge, University of Sheffield, Birkbeck, University of London
- Influenced By
- Richard J. Evans
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London School of Economics | — | — | BSc | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Cambridge | — | — | MPhil | — | United Kingdom |
| Birkbeck, University of London | — | Department of History, Classics and Archaeology | PhD | — | United Kingdom |
London School of Economics
Degree:
BSc
Country:
United Kingdom
University of Cambridge
Degree:
MPhil
Country:
United Kingdom
Birkbeck, University of London
Department of History, Classics and Archaeology
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
2001
Country:
United Kingdom
Thesis: Reform and Repression: Prisons and Penal Policy in Germany, 1918–1939
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Gladstone History Book Prize | Hitler's Prisons: Legal Terror in Nazi Germany | — | Royal Historical Society | winner |
| 2016 | Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize | KL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps | — | — | winner |
| 2016 | Mark Lynton History Prize | KL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps | — | — | winner |
| 2016 | Wolfson History Prize | KL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps | — | Wolfson Foundation | winner |
Gladstone History Book Prize
2004
Work:
Hitler's Prisons: Legal Terror in Nazi Germany
Organization:
Royal Historical Society
Result:
winner
Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize
2016
Work:
KL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps
Result:
winner
Mark Lynton History Prize
2016
Work:
KL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps
Result:
winner
Wolfson History Prize
2016
Work:
KL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps
Organization:
Wolfson Foundation
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Hitler's Prisons: Legal Terror in Nazi Germany
2004 HistoryA detailed history of the prison system and legal terror in Nazi Germany.
Nazi PrisonsLegal Terror
KL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps
2015 HistoryA comprehensive history of the Nazi concentration camps.
Nazi Concentration CampsHolocaust
Bibliography
- KL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps (2015)
- Die Linke im Visier. Zur Errichtung der Konzentrationslager 1933 (2014, co-edited with Sybille Steinbacher)
- The Nazi Concentration Camps, 1933–1939: A Documentary History (2012, co-edited with Christian Goeschel)
- Concentration Camps in Nazi Germany: The New Histories (2010, co-edited with Jane Caplan)
- Hitler's Prisons: Legal Terror in Nazi Germany (2004)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Based on detailed archival researchObjective narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- Nazi Repressive ApparatusConcentration Camps
Legacy
Renowned as a leading scholar on the history of Nazi prisons and concentration camps, recipient of multiple prestigious history prizes.