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Henri Pirenne
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Belgian historian (1862-1935)
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Henri Pirenne was a Belgian medievalist, historian, and university teacher born in Verviers in 1862. He worked at Ghent University and the University of Liège, with his professional location listed as Ghent. Pirenne was educated at the University of Liège, Leipzig University, the University of Paris, and the École pratique des hautes études. He wrote in French and participated in World War I.
His notable works include *A history of Europe, from the invasions to the XVI century*, *Une histoire économique et sociale de la guerre*, *Histoire du Moyen-Age*, *Villes, marchés et marchands*, and *Les Etats Belgiques Unis*. Pirenne was a member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He died in Uccle in 1935. His child and student was Jacques Pirenne.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1862
- Died
- 1935
- Works
- 71
Top works
- A history of Europe, from the invasions to the XVI century
- Une histoire économique et sociale de la guerre
- Histoire du Moyen-Age
- Villes, marchés et marchands
- Les Etats Belgiques Unis
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1862-12-23 ) 23 December 1862, Verviers , Belgium
- Died
- 24 October 1935 (1935-10-24) (aged 72), Uccle , Belgium
- Occupations
- Historian and political activist
- Spouse
- Jenny Vanderhaeghen
- Children
- Henri Pirenne (1888–1935), Jacques Pirenne (1891–1972), Pierre Pirenne (1895–1914), Robert Pirenne (1900–1931), Jacqueline Pirenne (Granddaughter, 1918–1990)
- Awards
- Francqui Prize (1933)
- Alma mater
- University of Liège
- Institutions
- University of Ghent
- Notable works
- Medieval Cities: Their Origins and the Revival of Trade (1927), Mohammed and Charlemagne (1937)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Marie
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Verviers
- Place of death
- Uccle
- Child
- Jacques Pirenne
- Occupation
- historian
- Educated at
- Ghent University
- Employer
- University of Liège
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Field of work
- history
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- Henri.Pirenne.Portrait.gif
- Work location
- Ghent
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- relative
- Jacqueline Pirenne
- birth name
- Jean Henri Otto Lucien Marie Pirenne
- short name
- Henri Pirenne
- student
- Jacques Pirenne
- writing language
- French
- name in native language
- Henri Pirenne
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Encyclopedic overview
Henri Pirenne ( French: [piʁɛn]; 23 December 1862 – 24 October 1935) was a Belgian nationalist and historian. A medievalist of Walloon descent, he wrote a multivolume history of Belgium in French and became a prominent public intellectual. Pirenne made a lasting contribution to the study of cities that was a controversial interpretation of the end of Roman civilization and the rebirth of medieval urban culture. He also became prominent in the nonviolent resistance to the Germans who occupied Belgium in World War I.
Henri Pirenne's reputation today rests on three contributions to European history: for what has become known as the Pirenne Thesis, concerning origins of the Middle Ages in reactive state formation and shifts in trade; for a distinctive view of Belgium's medieval history; and for his model of the development of the medieval city. His magnus opus, Histoire de Belgique is a classic in nationalist histography and comprehensively traces the origin of the modern Belgian state.
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