FT, Juho Wilskman specializes in medieval military history and Byzantium. At the moment, he works e.g. As chairman of the Society for Byzantine Studies in Finland. Wilskman graduated from the University of Helsinki with a master’s degree in history in October 2007 and a doctorate in December 2021.

His dissertation ”Comparing Military Cultures: Warfare in the Aegean region from the Fourth Crusade to the Early Fifteenth Century” was accepted at the University of Helsinki in December 2021. In his dissertation, he compared the warfare and military institutions of the Byzantines, Western Europeans and Turks in the area around the Aegean Sea that was formerly part of the Byzantine Empire. When writing his dissertation, Wilskman has used sources and research in ten different languages, and the thesis received the best possible grade.

In the fall of 2023, Juho Wilskman published a book for wider audience in Finnish, War in the Middle Ages. The book extensively presents warfare and military institutions in Europe, Asia and northern Africa from the 3rd century to the 16th century. In addition, he has written numerous both scientific and popular articles and presented to researchers at international conferences, and also gives popular lectures on these topics upon request.

More information and scientific publications: Academia.edu