Mgr. Tomáš Sterneck, Ph.D.

Research Associate – Department of Early Modern History

České Budějovice
+420 601 386 093

Research areas

Bohemian history of the 16th and 17th centuries with a focus on the history of cities and nobility, economic and social history, military history, preparation of editions of historical sources, and auxiliary historical sciences

Graduated programmes, schools and thesis topics, academic degrees

1991–1998: Master in History – German Language and Literature – Auxiliary Historical Sciences – Latin Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, thesis title: Moravské berní evidenční pomůcky ze sklonku doby předbělohorské jako produkty krajských berních úřadů a jako historické prameny / Record-Keeping Aids in the Moravian Provincial Tax System from the End of the Period Preceding the Battle of White Mountain as Historical Sources

1998–2003: Ph.D. in History – Czech History, Department of History, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, thesis title: Město, válka a daně. Brno v moravském berním systému za dlouhé války s Vysokou Portou (1593–1606) / The City, the War and Taxation. Brno in the Moravian Fiscal System during the Long War with Ottoman Porte (1593–1606)

Foreign internships and scholarships

1–7/2002: Leibniz Institute of European History in Mainz, study stay

Domestic grants and major projects

2015–2017: Dítě ve středověku a raném novověku v českých zemích / Child in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age in the Czech lands, Czech Science Foundation, Standard Projects, reg. n. 5-02196S, beneficiary: Institute of History of the CAS, team member

2016–2018: Zrození úředníka. Moc, kultura a identita novodobého úředníka v 18. století / The Birth of Bureaucrat. The Power, Culture and Identity of a Modern Bureaucrat of 18th Century, Czech Science Foundation, Standard Projects, reg. n. 16-12844S, beneficiary: Institute of History of the CAS, team member

2018–2020: „Komunikace rebelie“. České stavovské povstání a jeho následky v politice městských rad v zemích Koruny české (1617–1623) / „Communication of the Rebellion“. The Bohemian Revolt and its Impact on Town Council Politics in the Bohemian Crown Lands (1617–1623), Czech Science Foundation, Standard Projects, reg. n. 18-01320S, beneficiary: Institute of History of the CAS, team member

2010–: Historica Třeboň 1526–1547. Listy, listiny a jiné prameny k politickým dějinám období zrodu habsburské monarchie / Historica Třeboň 1526–1547. Correspondence, Deeds and other Documents of Political History from the Birth of the Habsburg Monarchy, editorial project with monographic outputs 

Teaching activities

Department of History, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University (2000–2003)
Institute of History, Faculty of Arts, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (2005–2010)
Institute of Archival Studies and Auxiliary Sciences of History. Faculty of Arts, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (since 2007)

Membership of editorial boards

Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Folia Historica Bohemica (since 2006)
Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Documenta Pragensia (since 2008)

Membership in domestic and foreign professional societies and scientific councils

Member of the Examination Board for the State Final Examinations in the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes in Archival Studies at the Institute of Archival Studies and Auxiliary Sciences of History. Faculty of Arts, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (since 2019) 

Significant awards

2006: The Otto Wichterle Award to promising young scientists of the Czech Academy of Sciences