Michael Maaser (born 12 February 1964) is a German historian, archivist of the Goethe University Frankfurt.
Born in Steinheim in Hanau, Maaser graduated from the Hohe Landesschule gymnasium. He studied history at the Goethe University Frankfurt. On a scholarship of the Gerda Henkel Stiftung, he further studied in Düsseldorf.
During his studies and afterwards, Maaser worked as a research assistant in Frankfurt at the university's archive, directed by Notker Hammerstein, and became his successor. He achieved a doctorate in philosophy from the Department of Philosophy and Historical Sciences. Maaser taught Modern History in Frankfurt from 2002/03. He habilitated in 2015 and since then has been teaching as a private lecturer.
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