About
Ilona Dauw studied history at the Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium from 2017 to 2022, specialising in the mediation of historical events. Her master's thesis was entitled: »Emotions and professions in the East. Daily life in Polish diaries during the First World War«. In 2022, she began working on her doctorate on the topic of »The Spanish flu in Belgium and Poland« (funding: Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS)) as part of a cotutelle doctorate at the Université catholique de Louvain and the University of Leipzig.
Ilona Dauw has been an affiliated researcher at the GWZO since mid-2023.
Work focus
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The experiences of civilians under occupation in Belgium and the Polish lands during the First World War
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Epidemics in Belgium and Poland during the First World War