German Historical Institute

German Historical Institute(s) (GHI, German: Deutsche Historische Institute, DHI) are nine independent academic research institutes situated in Rome; Paris; London; Washington, D.C.; Warsaw; Moscow; Beirut; Istanbul; and Tokyo.^[1] Part of the Max Weber Foundation, they are dedicated to the study of historical relations between Germany and the host countries in which they are based.^[2]

The GHI is governed under public law and supervised by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (German: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung).^[3]

The Max Weber Foundation comprises:^[3][4]

• German Historical Institute Rome (Istituto Storico Germanico di Roma) or DHI Rome (established in 1888)
• German Historical Institute Paris (Institut Historique Allemand Paris) (1958)
• German Historical Institute London (GHIL) (1976)
• German Historical Institute Washington, DC (GHI) (1987)
• German Historical Institute Warsaw (Niemiecki Instytut Historyczny w Warszawie (NIH) (1993)
• German Historical Institute Moscow (Германский Исторический Институт в Москве (ГИИМ) (2005)

and also:^[3][4]

• German Centre for Art History (Deutsches Forum für Kunstgeschichte Paris (DFKP) (1997)
• Institute for Oriental Studies in Beirut (1961)
• Institute for Oriental Studies in Istanbul (1961)
• Institute for Japanese Studies in Tokyo (1988)

See also

• German Studies Association
• German Studies Review
• Perspectivia.net

References

1. "The DGIA Foundation Is Now the Max Weber Foundation". Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany). Retrieved 2015-07-08.
2. Staff. GHIL: General Information. Accessed 30 April 2008
3. Staff. German Historical Institute, Washington DC: Mission. Accessed 30 April 2008
4. Staff. Related Institutes (DGIA). Accessed 30 April 2008

Further reading

• Stiftung Deutsche Geisteswissenschaftliche Institute im Ausland
• Publications of the German Historical Institute Washington D.C. — "Bulletin" online downloadable since 1997