Ronny Grundig
Gerda Henkel Fellow in Digital History
German Historical Institute Washington
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Biographical Summary
Ronny Grundig is the 2025–26 Gerda Henkel Postdoctoral Fellow in Digital History at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (RRCHNM). He received his PhD in Modern History from the University of Potsdam with a dissertation on inheritance practices and tax policies in postwar Germany and Britain. Currently, he is a postdoctoral researcher and academic coordinator at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Baltic Sea Region Research (IFZO) at the University of Greifswald. His second book project examines the history of neighborhoods in 19th- and 20th-century Germany, combining social and cultural history with digital history approaches.
Main Areas of Interest
- Modern European History
- History of Everyday Life, Social Interaction and Identity Formation
- Social and Economic Inequality, Wealth and Inheritance
- Digital Humanities
GHI Research Project
The History of Neighborly Life in Germany in the 20th Century