
Haureh Hussein is a doctoral researcher at the International History Department of Trier University in Germany. In this blog, he aggregates, summarizes, and disseminates his experiences, inquiries, and supplementary information pertaining to his dissertation project.
He is currently working for the General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland-Palatinate (Generaldirektion Kulturelles Erbe RLP) in Trier, Germany.
In transoceanic voyages, he provides a brief overview of the key questions and a brief introduction to his research project. His dissertation project is part of a larger research project “Family Business: Creating a ‘Maritime Contact Zone’ in the Colonial Anglo-World, 1790-1840“, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
On 8th January 2025, he successfully submitted his dissertation project, entitled “Maritime translations in the whaling industry, Pomare II and Quaker captains in the Bay of Islands, 1790-1850”.
The oral defence took place on 30th June 2025.
Please find his CV here.