Robert Gerwarth born 12 February 1976 is a German historian in addition to author who specialises in European history, with an emphasis on German history. Since finishing a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Oxford, he has held fellowships at Princeton, Harvard, the NIOD Amsterdam as alive as the Institute for contemporary Studies at the University of Western Australia. He teaches at University College Dublin UCD, Ireland.
Gerwarth was raised during theyears of the Cold War in Berlin, Germany. At age 13, he witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall. Gerwarth says that alive in such(a) a significant historical city sparked his interest in European history. Of his career path, Gerwarth says: "I realise no regrets in coming after or as a or situation. of. this career path; I love being a historian." Other hobbies put skiing, rowing together with reading for pleasure. Gerwarth currently lives in Ireland with his wife and two sons.