柯安慈博士就读于慕尼黑大学，分别于2009和2013年获得文学硕士学位和博士学位。曾参与卡森中心“环境与社会”的博士研究项目，并担任研究助理。主要关注19世纪的环境与社会问题，并力图将文学视角融入史学研究。

Agnes Kneitz is assistant professor for European history, educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, where she received her PhD in 2013 (MA, 2009). Kneitz was a member of the structured doctoral program „Environment and Society“ of the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, where she also worked as a research associate. Her research focusses on environmental and social challenges during the long 19^th century, trying to integrate perspectives of literary eco-criticism into history.