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Curriculum Vitae
(23/12/1862 - 24/10/1935)
Born at Verviers, on December 23, 1862
University
diplomas :
Doctor of philosophy and letters (history), Université de l'Etat à Liège,
1883
Functions :
Professor emeritus of the Université de l'Etat à Gand, 1930
Curriculum vitae :
Part-time lecturer at the Université de l'Etat à Liège, 1885-1886
Extraordinary professor at the Université de l'Etat à Gand, 1886-1889
Full Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters: history,
1889-1930
Professor emeritus, 1930
Member of the royal Commission for the publication of the old laws and
ordinances of Belgium, 1906
Rector of the Université de l'Etat à Gand, 1919-1921
Member of the Board of the Fondation Universitaire, 1920-1921
Chairman of the Union académique internationale, 1920-1922
Chairman of the Commission of the Publications and Subsidies of the
Fondation Universitaire, 1920-1923
Chairman of the Commission des Archives de Guerre, 1920
Chairman of the Conseil de Perfectionnement de l'Enseignement supérieur,
1921-1924
Member of the Commission of the exchanges of professors, 1921-1925
Chairman of the 5th international Congress of historical Sciences, 1922
Chairman of the Commission of revision of the Rules of the Fondation
Universitaire et du Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique,
1925-1926
Chairman of the Commission Bourses de voyage de la Fondation
Universitaire, 1925-1928; Member, 1932-1935
Vice-Chairman of the International committee of historical Sciences,
1926
Chairman of the Commission for the most urgent needs for Science in
Belgium, 1927-1928
Member of the Committee of propaganda of the Fonds National de la
Recherche Scientifique, 1927-1928
Member of the Commission of History of the Fonds National de la
Recherche Scientifique, 1928-1934
Member of the special Commission of constitution of the Fonds National
de la Recherche Scientifique, 1928-1935
Chairman of the Comité Permanent des Bibliothèques Scientifiques de la
Fondation Universitaire, 1928-1935
Member of the Commission of the bourses américaines de la Fondation
Universitaire, 1929-1932
Chairman of the Belgian Historical Institute of Rome, 1930
Graduate Professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1931-1932
Scientific distinctions :
Laureate of the Concours des bourses de voyage du Gouvernement, 1883
Prize of the Concours quinquennal d'histoire nationale (11th period,
1896-1900 and 14th period, 1911-1915)
Raymond Prize, décerné par l'Académie Française, 1919
Francqui Prize, 1933
Titular member, 1903; Director of the Class of the Letters and Sciences
morals, 1914 and 1919; Chairman of the Académie royale des Sciences, des
Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, 1919
Secretary of the royal Commission of History, 1907-1935
Associated member of the Institute of France (Academy of the
Inscriptions of the Humanities), 1910
Member of British Academy, 1918
Member of American Academy, 1923
Corresponding Member of the Academy of Amsterdam, 1904
Corresponding Member of the Academy of Göttingen, 1906
Corresponding Member of the Academy of Vienna, 1908
Corresponding Member of the Academy of Munich, 1911
Corresponding Member of the Academy of Madrid, 1917
Corresponding Member of the Academy of Oslo, 1917
Corresponding Member of the Academy of Leningrad, 1918
Corresopnding Member of the Academy of Copenhagen, 1920
Corresponding Member of the Academy of Poland, 1924
Corresponding Member of the Academy of Romania, 1924
Corresponding Member of the Academy of Czechoslovakia, 1926
Corresponding Member of the Academy of Stockholm, 1931
Member of honor of the historical section of the Institut Grand-Ducal of
Luxembourg, 1933
Doctor honoris causa of the University of Leipzig, 1909
Doctor honoris causa of the University of Tübingen, 1911
Doctor honoris causa of the University of Gronignen, 1914
Doctor honoris causa of Univeristé of Manchester, 1914
Doctor honoris causa of the Universit3e libre de Bruxelles, 1919
Doctor honoris causa of the University of Strasbourg, 1919
Doctor honoris causa of the University of Oxford, 1919
Doctor honoris causa of the University of Paris, 1921
Doctor honoris causa of the University of Edinburgh, 1922
Doctor honoris causa of the University of Bordeaux, 1924
Doctor honoris causa of the University of Saint-Andrews, 1926
Doctor honoris causa of the University of Cambridge, 1930
Doctor honoris causa of the University of Algiers, 1931
Doctor honoris causa of the University of Dijon, 1931
Doctor honoris causa of the University of Montpellier, 1932
Doctor honoris causa of the University of Toulouse, 1934
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Report of the Jury (May 12, 1933)
Considérant que par la maîtrise
dans l'assimilation de la matière et dans l'interprétation des sources,
par l'acuité et la justesse de l'intuition historique, par le souci
constant de l'objectivité, par la sérénité u jugement, par la solidité
et l'harmonie de la synthèse, par la clarté et l'élégance de
l'exposition,
le tome VII de l'Histoire de
Belgique de Monsieur le Professeur Henri PIRENNE, couronnant l'oeuvre
antérieure du Maître, a récemment apporté à la science une contribution
importante qui a augmenté le prestige international de la Belgique,
décide de conférer le Prix Francqui
1933 à Monsieur le Professeur Henri PIRENNE.
Jury members :
Rector S. Charlety
Rector of het University of Paris
Chairman
Mr. J. Cuvelien
Archiviste général du Royaume
Professor H.
Temperley
Professor at the Cambridge University
Professor van der
Essen
Professor at the Université Catholique de Louvain
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