Master / Licentiates / Dissertations

Here you will find an overview of current and completed PhD and Master's theses in the field of history at Swiss universities. Compiled in collaboration with the Swiss Historical Society (SSH)

You will find copies of the competed works in the library of the university where they were drafted.

Status: 2025/2026

"Global Dimensions of Ornithology in Nineteenth-Century Northern South America: Knowledge Production, Imperial Networks, and Power "

AutorIn Name
Yonatan
Duran Maturana
Academic writing genre
PhD thesis
Status
laufend/en cours
DozentIn Name
Prof.
Marie
Muschalek
Institution
Department Geschichte
Place
Basel
Year
2025/2026
Abstract

This dissertation focuses on nineteenth-century northern South America, especially Colombia, and the flourishing practices of collecting, preserving, and circulating of bird specimens for more...