Born 1980; studied economics at the University of Münster; research assistant in the Department of Economics at the University of Hohenheim; 2012 PhD in economics (Hohenheim); Research Assistant and Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of Regensburg; Deputy Professorship in the Department of Economics at the University of Hohenheim; 2019 Habilitation; currently Senior Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of Regensburg, Chair of Economic and Social History.