German Historical Institute
Encyclopedia
German Historical Institute(s) (GHI, , DHI) are five independent academic research institutes situated in Rome
, London
, Washington, D.C.
, Warsaw
and Moscow
, dedicated to the study of historical relations between Germany
and the host countries in which they are based, along with four other institutions, in Paris
, Beirut
, Istanbul
and Tokyo
.
The German Historical Institutes are part of the Stiftung Deutsche Geisteswissenschaftliche Institute im Ausland (D.G.I.A.), which is governed under public law and supervised by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, BMBF).
D.G.I.A. comprises:
and also:
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
and Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, dedicated to the study of historical relations between Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and the host countries in which they are based, along with four other institutions, in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
, Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
and Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
.
The German Historical Institutes are part of the Stiftung Deutsche Geisteswissenschaftliche Institute im Ausland (D.G.I.A.), which is governed under public law and supervised by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, BMBF).
D.G.I.A. comprises:
- German Historical Institute Rome (Istituto Storico Germanico di Roma) (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:
- 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)