Els M. Jacobs (1958) is maritime historian. In her role as curator-in-residence at the Rotterdam Centre for Modern Maritime History she encourages the development of research activities in maritime history connecting university researchers and teachers, and museum curators.
She works on developing a tool for using 3D museum objects as a primary source for understanding the past. She contributes to the Nieuwe Maritieme Geschiedenis van Nederland both as author of the sections on Dutch merchant shipping 1870-2000 and as editor.
Els Jacobs received her PhD from Leiden University with a dissertation entitled Merchant in Asia. The trade of the Dutch East India Company in the 18th century (2000). As a guest curator in the maritime museums of Amsterdam and Rotterdam, she coordinated the national anniversary exhibition The Colorful World of the VOC 1602-2002; and presented the television documentary De Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie. From 2003-2011, she was the secretary general of the Netherlands National Commission for UNESCO.
Contact
Email address: e.m.jacobs@eshcc.eur.nl
Phone: +31 6 1822 6592
Room: M6-36
Space: Van der Goot Building
Address: Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, 3062PA, Rotterdam