
Marion is a cultural geographer, specialized in global industrial heritage interpretation. She holds a degree in Geography from Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, a Master in Geopolitics from Université Paris 8 and a PhD from Bauhaus Universität Weimar. During her professional career, she participated in two World Heritage site nominations of former industrial regions in Europe. Since 2018, she is Associate Professor for Urban Geography at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile. Her research focuses on the global history of industry, European imperialism and global urban history. Marion lives in Valparaíso and Berlin and is TICCIH’s Secretary General since 2019. She speaks and writes English, German, Spanish and French.