Margaret Hunt is Professor of History at Uppsala University. Much of her recent work has been on maritime history, especially in the Indian Ocean, and on the British East India Company. margaret.hunt (at) hist.uu.se.
Leos Müller is Professor of History at Stockholm University and Director of the Centre for Maritime Studies (CEMAS). He works on Swedish and Scandinavian maritime history, and especially on international diplomacy, international law, and the phenomenon of neutral shipping. leos.muller (at) historia.su.se.