Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
As a historian I am interested in almost everything, but my expertise focuses on how societies throughout the ages have coped with hazards and organized assistance to those in need. Among others I studied the reasons for founding almshouses for the elderly, the organizing of mutual assistance and the setting up of philanthropic savings banks.
Working as an independent historian, predominantly in the field of social history; giving tours and lectures, doing archival and literature research, writing and editing historical texts.
Honorary Fellow at the IISH, working a.o. on the history of charity in the Dutch Republic
Researching the connections between 18th en 19th century Dutch banking and slavery.
Researching the history of Fonds 1818 and the Nutsspaarbank in The Hague, or philanthropy in the Netherlands in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Working on the distribution of steam engines in the Netherlands in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Teaching Early Modern History, Modern History, Historical Practice, European History
Teaching Global History, 1 February-30 June 2014