Prof. Dr. Richard Drayton

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsModern and Contemporary History,Early Modern History
KeywordsEmpire, Europäische Geschichte, Postkolonialismus, Kolonialismus
Honours and awards

2021: Humboldt Forschungspreis

2002: Philip Leverhulme Prize

2001: Forkosch Prize of the American Historical Association

Current contact address

CountryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
InstitutionUniversity of London (UoL)
InstituteKings College

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Sebastian ConradFriedrich-Meinecke-Institut (FMI), Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/07/2021

Programme(s)

2021Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Drayton is one of the world’s leading historians in the growing field of global history. He is also a key figure in the fields of Imperial History, the History of Science, and Caribbean history. He argues that Iberian, Dutch, French and British expansion should not be treated as separate undertakings, but should be considered in the context of the trans-European history of imperial cooperation and its impact on the interior of Europe. In Germany, he will focus on the impact of imperial expansion on Europe.