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Affiliation: École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales Paris, France
Research project: How Medicinal Plants Became “Natural” Remedies: The German History of a Global Problem (1884–1945)
Time at IEG: 2023, 2024
Funding: External (DAAD)
Matti Leprêtre
Visiting Fellow
Affiliation: École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales Paris, France
Research project: How Medicinal Plants Became “Natural” Remedies: The German History of a Global Problem (1884–1945)
Time at IEG: 2023, 2024
Funding: External (DAAD)
Personal Details:
2023-2024
Visiting Fellow
How Medicinal Plants Became “Natural” Remedies: The German History of a Global Problem (1884–1945)
Visiting Fellow
How Medicinal Plants Became “Natural” Remedies: The German History of a Global Problem (1884–1945)
Dissertation Project
At the intersection of transnational history, environmental history, and the history of medicine, my thesis examines the impact of industrialized drug production on the use of medicinal plants. It revisits the question of the 'revival' of medicinal herbs in Germany during the first half of the 20th century, drawing on underexplored archives from the pharmaceutical industry. Additionally, it considers the influence of Nazism and proto-environmentalist movements on the 'naturalization' of medicinal plants.
Stand: 20.11.2023
Stand: 20.11.2023