FEATURED AUTHOR
Hans Renders
Hans Renders is Professor of History and the Director of the Institute of Biography at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. His publications include Theoretical Discussions of Biography: Approaches from History, Microhistory, and Life Writing (2014). He is the cofounder of Biographers International Organization (BIO), the Vice-President of La Societé de Biography, and a jury member for the Plutarch Award for best American Biography.
Subjects: History, Information Science, Literature
Biography
Hans Renders is Professor of History and the Director of the Institute of Biography at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. His publications include Theoretical Discussions of Biography: Approaches from History, Microhistory, and Life Writing (2014). He is the cofounder of Biographers International Organization (BIO), the Vice-President of La Societé de Biography, and a jury member for the Plutarch Award for best American Biography.Education
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PhD Tilburg University, MA Nijmegen University
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Biography, History, Art History, History of Publishing Houses, Politics and World War II
Personal Interests
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Reading, travelling and architecture