Jochen Burgtorf

Associate Professor
Department of History

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Teaching interests: Medieval World History, Crusades, Byzantium, Theory and Methodology, Latin

Research interests: Crusades, Religious Military Orders, Papacy, Refugees and Fugitives

Brief biography: I received my M.A. and Ph.D. in medieval history, with "minors" in early modern history, and English/American language and literature from Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf (Germany) in 2001, the same year I joined CSUF. My doctoral dissertation dealt with the history, organization, and prosopography of the central convent of the Hospitallers and Templars [two medieval religious military orders of the crusading period], 1099/1120-1310, and thus the crusades and the military orders are my main areas of publication. Most recently, I have co-edited a book on "International Mobility in the Military Orders" (2006). I am an official collaborator of the "Regesta Pontificum Romanorum," an international research project on papal documents. The award I treasure the most is CSUF's 2006 Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, which was given to me for my work with Phi Alpha Theta, the History Honors Society. My personal website is at http://faculty.fullerton.edu/jburgtorf/index.htm