Karl Kaser (historian)
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Karl Kaser | |
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| Born | 1954 |
| Died | April 11, 2022 (aged 67–68) |
| Alma mater | University of Graz |
Karl Kaser (1954 – 11 April 2022) was an Austrian historian who specialized in Southeastern Europe.
Kaser was born in Pischelsdorf in der Steiermark, Austria in 1954.[1] He studied at the University of Graz, majoring in History and minoring in Slavic Languages and Literature in 1974. He received a PhD from Graz in Southeast European History in 1980.[2] That same year, he began his career as a researcher and Professor of Southeastern Europe at the university. In 1988, he was appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor and in 1996 as full Professor for Southeast European History and Anthropology.[2]
Kaser's main area of interest was on the history of family and gender relations as well visual cultures in the Balkans.[2]
