We mourn the loss of our colleague Dr. Stefan Nielsen, who died on Monday, June 26 after a long, serious illness while on active duty at the age of 61. Dr. Nielsen studied history at the University of Münster, where he received his doctorate in 2002 with a thesis on "Sport und Großstadt 1890 - 1930." Since 1990, he was employed as a research assistant in various sports history research projects in the Department of Sports Education and Sports History under Professors Langenfeld and Krüger, most recently on the history of doping and sports medicine in Germany.
With Stefan Nielsen we lose far too early a highly qualified, respected colleague and loyal friend. We will miss him. Our thoughts are with his wife Silke and the entire family.
Prof. Dr. Bernd Strauß, Executive Director of the IfS at WWU Münster
Prof. Dr. Michael Krüger, Head of the Department of Sports Education & Sports History at the IfS and the entire Institute for Sports Science.