Giorgio Riello was working towards his PhD at the University of London with his thesis, “The Boot and Shoe Trade in London and Paris in the Long Eighteenth Century. An International Perspective.” He had previously earned a degree in Economics and Business Studies from the University of Venice. Currently, he is Professor of Global History and Culture at the University of Warwick and Chair of the Pasold Research Fund.

Veronika Gervers Research Fellowship participant
Fellowship Year: 2001