Katja Hoyer

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Katja Hoyer
Katja Hoyer (2024)
Born1985
Guben, Germany
Occupation(s)Historian, journalist, writer
Known forWork on East Germany
Academic background
EducationMA
Alma materUniversity of Jena
Academic work
InstitutionsKing's College London

Katja Hoyer (born 1985)[1] is a German-British[2] historian, journalist and writer.[3][4]

Life and career

Hoyer was born in Guben, East Germany,[5] where her mother was a teacher and her father an East German military officer.[6] She received a Master's degree from the University of Jena[3] and moved to the United Kingdom in about 2010.[7]

Hoyer is a visiting research fellow at

Beyond the Wall, about the history of East Germany from 1949 to 1990, was well reviewed in the United Kingdom,[1][12][13][14][15] but less well received in Germany.[6]

Hoyer is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.[3]

Works

Books

  • Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871–1918 (The History Press, 2021)
  • Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949–1990
     (Random House, 2023)

Articles

  • "Life in East Germany: the cultural evolution behind the Iron Curtain"[16]
  • "What's 'wrong' with east Germany? Look to its long neglect by the wealthy west"[17]

References

  1. ^
    ISSN 0029-7712
    . Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  2. ^ "Katja Hoyer". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Katja Hoyer". www.kcl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  4. ^ Pengiun, author biography: Katja Hoyer. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. ^ Hansel, Jana (8 May 2023). ""Das Interesse an deutscher Geschichte ist groß"" ["There is a great deal of interest in German history"]. www.zeit.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  6. ^
    ISSN 0140-0460
    . Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  7. ^ Studemann, Frederick (2023-04-28). "Katja Hoyer: we need to hear 'the whole story' about East Germany". Financial Times. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  8. ISSN 0140-0460
    . Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  9. ^ Barber, Tony (2021-01-18). "Blood and Iron by Katja Hoyer — conflicted Germany". Financial Times. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  10. ISSN 1749-8155
    . Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  11. ^ Hawes, James (2021-01-14). "Whitewashing Bismarck just won't wash". The Spectator. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  12. ISSN 0307-1235
    . Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  13. ISSN 0013-0613
    . Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  14. ISSN 0140-0460
    . Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  15. ^ Leeder, Karen (31 March 2023). "The good, the bad and the ugly in the other Germany". TLS. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  16. ^ Life in East Germany: the cultural evolution behind the Iron Curtain
  17. ^ Hoyer, Katja (7 March 2024). "What's 'wrong' with east Germany? Look to its long neglect by the wealthy west". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 2024-03-07.

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