Tim Riswick is an assistant professor of Historical Demography who specializes in comparative family history in East Asia and Western Europe, 1800-2000. His research focus on how health inequalities arose in 19th century and 20th century societies by studying themes such as epidemics, cause-specific mortality, and hospital patients. Currently, he is affiliated with the project 'Lifting the burden of disease. The modernization of health in the Netherlands: Amsterdam 1845-1940', the SHIP+ network, and COST Action Chair of 'The Great Leap. Multidisciplinary approaches to health inequlities, 1800-2022'.