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prof. dr. Y.B. (Yme) Kuiper

Emeritus Professor Faculty of Arts; endowed chair (Stichting Van der Wyck-de Kempenaer) Historic Country Houses and Estates; Emeritus Professor (endowed chair: Stichting Groninger Universiteitsfonds) Anthropology of Religion and Historical Anthropology

Field/Discipline

Expertise

Comparative history of country houses and estates in the Netherlands and Europe; Anthropology of Religion; Historical Anthropology; History and Anthropology of Elites.

Other positions

  • President of Foundation Grote Zuidwesthoek
  • Member of the Curriculum Committee of HOVO, University of Groningen
  • Secretary-treasurer Foundation Theo van Baaren
  • President Foundation Wessel Ganzevoort
  • Member advisory board Virtus. Journal of Nobility Studies
  • Member of ENCOUNTER (European Network for Country House and Estate Research)
  • Member of the Platform Castle and Country House of Culture Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (Amersfoort)
  • Advisor of SUNA (Foundation for Publishing Dutch Nobility Book)
  • Member of the Board of the Foundation 'Dutch Patriciate' (2016)
  • Chair of Advisory Committee Nature Conservation of National Park De Hoge Veluwe
Last modified:10 October 2025 07.36 a.m.

Contact information

Oude Boteringestraat 34
9712 GK Groningen
The Netherlands
Broerstraat 5
9712 CP Groningen
The Netherlands