German Historical Institute London
The German Historical Institute London is one of the nine independent academic research institutes of the German Historical Institute that are part of the Max Weber Foundation.Foundation
The creation of the institute was the idea of the German archivist Carl Haase in 1968. A German-British Historical Association was founded in 1969 and the GHIL was founded on 4 November 1976.Activities
The Institute promotes research on "medieval and modern history, in particular on the comparative history of Britain and Germany, on the British Empire and the Commonwealth, and on Anglo-German relations."
It is located at 17 Bloomsbury Square and includes a public library specialising in German history.Directors
The directors of the Institute have been:
