Background
Buchholz was born in Berlin and studied History, Scandinavian and German studies at the Universities of Bochum, Marburg, Stockholm and at the Åbo Akademi in 1970-1978.
historian university professor
Buchholz was born in Berlin and studied History, Scandinavian and German studies at the Universities of Bochum, Marburg, Stockholm and at the Åbo Akademi in 1970-1978.
Abitu, Geschw-Scholl Gymnasium, Düsseldorf, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University of Marburg, 1978. Habilitation, University of Hamburg, 1990.
He passed his doctorate in 1978 and worked as a teacher in 1979-1985. Buchholz was awarded a scholarship of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft in 1985 and habilitated at the University of Hamburg on the history of public finance and financial administration in Swedish Pomerania (1720-1806) in 1990. In 1992-1994 he worked for the German Foreign Office in Athens and became a Professor for history and regional studies of Pomerania at the University of Greifswald in 1994.
Married Brigitte Brambach-Buchholz, September 2, 1982. Children: Ilona, Martin.