Lorenzo Hofstetter is a cultural/world history researcher and co-creator/COO of the
Phersu Atlas database.
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A new digital tool,
Phersu Atlas, uses infographics and interactive maps to illustrate the recurring patterns of statehood.
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Lorenzo Hofstetter is an independent researcher and co-creator/COO of the
Phersu Atlas database (2022). He holds a degree in archaeology from the University of Florence and collaborates with journals in Italy and Switzerland. In 2023, he curated the exhibition
Cacao entre dos Mundos at the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana in Florence, Italy, and in 2025, published
Colonial Florence with the CAPASIA Project at the European University Institute. His research focuses on historical cartography, cultural history, and world history.
