Bernd Jürgen Fischer
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Bernd Jürgen Fischer is historian
and professor of history
at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
. He received his Ph.D. in 1982 from the University of California, Santa Barbara
. He was elected to the Albanian Academy of Science
in 2006 and in 2007, he was appointed to position of special advisor to the Albanian Royal Court.
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
and professor of history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne is the largest university in northern Indiana, United States, offering more than 200 Indiana University and Purdue University degrees and certificates. Since 1968, IPFW has conferred nearly 8,800 master’s degrees, 27,000 bachelor’s degrees, more...
. He received his Ph.D. in 1982 from the University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los...
. He was elected to the Albanian Academy of Science
Academy of Sciences of Albania
The Academy of Sciences of Albania , founded in 1972, is the most important scientific institution in Albania. The institution includes the most distinguished scientists, also called "academics", that are involved in research centers and other organisms inside and outside Albania...
in 2006 and in 2007, he was appointed to position of special advisor to the Albanian Royal Court.
Selected works
- King Zog and the struggle for stability in Albania. 1984 by East European Monographs
- Albania at War, 1939-1945. Published July 1st 1999 by Purdue University Press
- "Kollaborationsregime in Albanien, 1939-1944" in Europe unterm Hakenkreuz- Okkupation und Kollaboration, 1938-1945.
- Balkan Strongmen: Dictators and Authoritarian Rulers of Southeast Europe, Published November 2006 by C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Albanian Identities: Myth and History, coauthor with Stephanie Schwandner-Sievers, Published September 30, 2002 by Indiana University Press