1,054 search results for “boer history” in the Staff website
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Royal honour for emeritus professor Willem Otterspeer
Emeritus professor Willem Otterspeer received a royal honour from mayor Henri Lenferink on Tuesday 20 September. The university historian was appointed Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.
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Sara de WitFaculty of Humanities
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Joana Vondee-AwortwiFaculty of Humanities
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Liselotte Polderman-BorstFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Joes ten ThijFaculty of Science
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Bart WieldersFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Hans-Dieter HiepFaculty of Science
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Roos BakkerFaculty of Humanities
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Rebekka GrossmannFaculty of Humanities
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Anne PorFaculty of Humanities
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Roosje PeetersFaculty of Humanities
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the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam for a unique visit with a Leiden History MA Alum
On Tuesday November 25, 2025, Prof. dr. Sarah Cramsey traveled with students from her masters seminar on “New Approached to the Holocaust in Central and Eastern Europe” taught at the History Institute to Amsterdam for a unique opportunity. There, Ms. Lotte Sophie Groenendijk, an alum of the History…
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Julian GrobFaculty of Humanities
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Kevin HorbachFaculty of Humanities
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Martijn TreurFaculty of Humanities
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Ymke VreeburgFaculty of Humanities
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Jasper KrijnsFaculty of Humanities
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Matthijs OliemanFaculty of Humanities
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Rebecca WensmaFaculty of Humanities
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Sara BolghiranFaculty of Humanities
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Liselore TissenFaculty of Humanities
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LUCSoR Staff Activism Against University Budget-Cuts
On Tuesday, September 17th, the Dutch king, Willem-Alexander, will present the plans of the new government of the Netherlands. This government’s aspirations, led by the party (PVV) of right-wing nationalist Geert Wilders, are mostly defined by budget cuts. One of the sectors receiving such budget cuts…
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Sunken History
PhD defence
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NWO Grant for Research into the History of Languages: ‘It tells us something about our past as humans’
A collaboration between linguists, geographers and anthropologists aims to uncover how languages spread across South America over thousands of years. Associate Professor Rik van Gijn is responsible for the linguistic side of this NWO project.
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Dominant style stifled innovation in 19th century seascapes
Long into the 19th century, seascapes were considered an expression of patriotism. Artists who painted in a 17th century style were valued more. This tradition stifled innovation in the genre, Cécile Bosman has concluded. She will defend her PhD thesis on 13 October.
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Jessica den Oudsten wins the eighth Uitgeverij Verloren/ Johan de Witt thesis award
Jessica den Oudsten won this year’s Uitgeverij Verloren/Johan de Witt thesis award for history with her master’s thesis, entitled "The descendants of Norwegian and Danish Immigrants". The prize was awarded for the eighth time in collaboration with Elsevier Weekblad. The incentive award went to Amber…
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Jonathan StöklFaculty of Humanities
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Bareez MajidFaculty of Humanities
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Paul Nieuwenburg
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Rachel SchatsFaculty of Archaeology
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Fleeing tapestry makers picked up the thread again in Gouda
In the sixteenth century, many Protestants fled to the Northern Netherlands to avoid Spanish oppression in the south. This exodus included tapestry makers from Oudenaarde who eventually settled in Gouda. Professor by Special Appointment Yvonne Bleyerveld and researcher Jos Beerens have been awarded…
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Vincent ChangFaculty of Humanities
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‘We have to stay alert and keep on feeling the past’
Space for open dialogue on historical slavery was created at the Keti Koti Table at Museum De Lakenhal, organised by Leiden University and the Municipality of Leiden. There, just metres away from 17th-century paintings, Leideners shared a ritual meal and spoke about the effects of slavery and our colonial…
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David Home ValenzuelaFaculty of Humanities
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Savvas SkoufaridisFaculty of Humanities
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Eline WestraFaculty of Humanities
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Bálint HonosFaculty of Humanities
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Mahdis MirzadehFaculty of Humanities
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Femke FakkeldijFaculty of Humanities
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Samantha Sint NicolaasFaculty of Humanities
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Ody DwicahyoFaculty of Humanities
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Mariana GabaFaculty of Humanities
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Cahit Mete OguzFaculty of Humanities
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Carlos Rilling TenorioFaculty of Humanities
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Celine OldenhageFaculty of Humanities
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Elena DacomeFaculty of Humanities
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Yann RyanFaculty of Humanities
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Henk ZoomersFaculty of Humanities
