Frank Trentmann

Frank Trentmann (born 1965) is a British historian. His academic career has included the University of Hamburg, the London School of Economics, Harvard University, Princeton University and Bielefeld University. He has taught at Birkbeck College, University of London, and at the University of Helsinki. His work focuses particularly on the history of everyday life and consumption. His book “Free Trade Nation” received the Whitfield Prize from the Royal Historical Society. “Empire of Things” (“Herrschaft der Dinge”) was named Austria’s Science Book of the Year in 2018. He has also received the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s Humboldt Research Award.