Jan Plamper

Jan Plamper
Plamper at the launch of We Are All Migrants at the Heinrich Böll Foundation, 2019
Born(1970-03-23)March 23, 1970
DiedNovember 30, 2023(2023-11-30) (aged 53)
Berlin, Germany
OccupationHistorian
TitleProfessor
Academic background
EducationBrandeis University
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
ThesisThe Stalin Cult: A Study in the Alchemy of Power (2001)
Doctoral advisorYuri Slezkine
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-discipline
  • History of the 20th century
  • History of the 19th century
Institutions
Main interests
Notable works
  • The Stalin Cult: A Study in the Alchemy of Power
  • The History of Emotions: An Introduction
WebsiteJan Plamper publications on Academia.edu Edit this at Wikidata

Jan Plamper (1970 – 30 November 2023) was a German professor of history at the University of Limerick. His research interests included Russian history, the history of emotions, sensory history, and the history of migration.