Mathis Leibetseder

Mathis Leibetseder studied History and German Literary Studies at the Technical University of Berlin and the University of Edinburgh. He wrote his doctoral thesis on the Grand Tours of German noblemen during the 17th and 18th centuries as part of the Graduate School »Travel Literature and Cultural Anthropology« (University of Paderborn). Other publications focus on cultural history, historical criminology and the confessional history of Brandenburg-Prussia. In 2017, he curated the exhibition »Crossroads. The Hohenzollerns and the Confessions« at the Museum of Decorative Arts – SMB, Köpenick Palace. He is head of division at the Secret State Archives of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation.