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Karl Kaser (historian)

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Karl Kaser
Born1954 (1954)
DiedApril 11, 2022(2022-04-11) (aged 67–68)
NationalityAustrian
Alma materUniversity of Graz

Karl Kaser (1954 – 11 April 2022) was an Austrian historian who specialized in Southeastern Europe.

Education and career

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Kaser was born in Pischelsdorf in der Steiermark, Austria in 1954.[1] He studied at the University of Graz, majoring in History and minoring in Slavic Languages and Literature in 1974. He received a PhD from Graz in Southeast European History in 1980.[2] That same year, he began his career as a researcher and Professor of Southeastern Europe at the university. In 1988, he was appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor and in 1996 as full Professor for Southeast European History and Anthropology.[2]

Kaser's main area of interest was on the history of family and gender relations as well visual cultures in the Balkans.[2]

Kaser passed away on 11 April 2022 in Piran, Slovenia.[3]

Selected bibliography

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References

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  1. ^ "Nachruf auf Karl Kaser". geschichte.uni-graz.at. University of Graz. 5 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Karl Kaser". University of Graz. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020.
  3. ^ Unterholzer, Antonia (13 April 2022). "Grazer Historiker Karl Kaser verstorben". meinbezirk.at (in German).

Further reading

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