Christiaan Engberts
christiaanengberts.bsky.social
Christiaan Engberts
@christiaanengberts.bsky.social
Writing histories of science and scholarship and universities
Listening to jazz (and more)
I just learned that according to Google I'm a 'biographer'

... which leaves me wondering whose biography I've written ... 🤨
March 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Een zeer schrale troost voor onderzoekers aan Nederlandse universiteiten is dat beroerd wetenschapsbeleid van alle tijden lijkt te zijn ...

(bron: Ana-Maria Stan, Academic Ceremonies and Celebrations at the Romanian University of Cluj 1919–2009)
February 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
One of the charms of university history is that so many different things are studied at the university.

So today I'm reading about bananas all day - KU Leuven has the world's largest banana collection after all!

This also allows me to us this emoji for the first (and only?) time in my life: 🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌
February 3, 2025 at 11:47 AM
In about a year I hope to publish a transnational history of Leuven University in English.

If you are curious now and want to read the announcement / synopsis, all you have to do is ...

a) learn Dutch
b) become a member of the Society of the Nobility of the Kingdom of Belgium!
January 31, 2025 at 12:08 PM