Sturmer, Michael

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STURMER, Michael

STURMER, Michael. German, b. 1938. Genres: Economics. Career: University of Sussex, Brighton, England, lecturer in European history, 1970- 71; University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Erlangen, Germany, professor of medieval and modern history, 1973-. Harvard University, research fellow, 1976-77; Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ, member, 1977-78; University of Toronto, visiting professor, 1983-84; University of Paris, associate professor at the Sorbonne, 1984-85; Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies, visiting professor in Bologna, Italy, 1985-86, and non-executive director of European Program; Research Institute for International Affairs, Ebenhausen/Isartal, Germany, director, 1988-. J. P. Morgan Bank, member of German advisory council, 1990-; EU-Commission, adviser on common foreign and security policy, 1993-98; Sandford Group, Ditchley, England, member. Publications: Das Ruhelose Reich: Deutschland, 1866-1918, 1983, 4th ed, 1994; Scherben des Gluecks: Klassizismus und Revolution, 1987; Die Grenzen der Macht: Begegnung der Deutschen mit der Geschichte, 1992; Striking the Balance: Sal. Oppenheim Jr. et Cie, a Family and a Bank, 1994; Die Reichsgruendung, 4th ed, 1997; (ed. with R. Blackwill) Allies Divided: Transatlantic Policies for the Greater Middle East, 1997. Address: Institut fuer Geschichte, Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg, Kochstrasse 4, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.