ICE accident at Hamburg: Death victims are Hamburg professor

The accident death of historian Thomas Großbölting has caused dismay. Colleagues mourn an astute, meticulous and approachable researcher.

A renowned historian died in the ICE disaster in Hamburg: Thomas Großbölting was 55 years old and was co-responsible for the study on the treatment of abuse cases in the church.

In the collision of an ICE with a truck near Hamburg, a human being is mortally injured. This is the time historian Thomas Großbölting. This was especially known by his studies on sexualized violence in church contexts.

The day after the ICE accident in the south of Hamburg, it is clear that the dead man was a professor of history. Thomas Großbölting headed the research center for contemporary history in Hamburg and taught at the University of the Hanseatic City.

Historian and university professor Thomas Großbölting (55) died on the train, which crashed on Tuesday afternoon.

Prof. Thomas Großbölting was an internationally valued scientist. Hamburg loses "brilliant" time historian.