Stephan Paetrow was born in 1978. He studied modern history, philosophy, and English in Jena and Nottingham and wrote his Master’s thesis on Johann Gustav Droysen’s theory of history. He has authored a range of publications on the history of various companies, including two volumes on Carl Zeiss AG. In 2013, he co-founded the Leipzig- and Berlin-based agency timefab, which specializes in public history and heritage communication.