Dirk van Laak

Background

Laak, Dirk van was born on April 19, 1961 in Dinslaken, Germany. Son of Dietrich and Gunhild (Middelhaufe) van Laak.

Education

I Staatsexamen, University Essen, Germany, 1989. Doctor of Philosophy, Fernuniversität Hagen, Germany, 1993.

Career

Science assistant, Nordrhein-Westfälisches Hauptstaatsarchiv, Düsseldorf, Germany, 1991-1993; science assistant, Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany, since 1993; visiting assistant professor, University of Chicago, 1995-1996.

Achievements

• Dirk van Laak has been listed as a noteworthy Historian by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Father:

Dietrich Laak

Mother:

Gunhild (Middelhaufe) Laak