Name: Ronald Asch
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City: Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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Date of birth: 13-08-53
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Educational and other qualifications:
Dr. phil, history, Dr. phil. Habil. Training as archivist
Spent 3 years in London in 1980s as research fellow
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Languages spoken: German and English (passive: French, able to read Spanish/Castillano)
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Organisation: University of Freiburg
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In the organization since: 2003
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Present position: Full professor of early modern history.
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Professional/organisational highlight:
Latest books published:
Sacral Kingship between Disenchantment and Re-enchantment. The French and English Monarchies c. 1587-1688, Berghahn, New York /Oxford 2014, and Herbst des Helden: Modelle des Heroischen und heroische Lebensentwürfe in England und Frankreich von den Religionskriegen bis zum Zeitalter der Aufklärung. Ein Essay, Würzburg 2016.
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Also published books on Thirty Years War and European Nobilities in early modern period.
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2007-16 Member of the review board of the Humboldt foundation for Feodor-Lynen scholarships,
Member of Heidelberg Academy of Arts and Sciences and of Academia Europaea.
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Favourite book(s): Conrad, Heart of Darkness, Th. Mann Dr. Faustus, Nobert Bolz, Zurück zu Luther (2016), Marilynne Robinson, The Death of Adam 1998, A. Finkielkraut, La seule exactitude (2015), crime novels by Benjamin Black (aka John Banville)
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Favourite film(s): Tous les matins du monde (1991) and Des hommes et des dieux (2010), and Clockwise (1986), The Ninth Gate (1999), Alatriste (2006)
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Favourite sport/hobby: hiking
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Remarks on what I’m hoping to leave this event with:
Intelligent debate on Europe’s future between people of different persuasions, transcending the normal party lines/divisions. Meet people form other backgrounds than my own and engage with their point of view.
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