Pirenne, Henri

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Name
Pirenne, Henri Gender: M
born on 23 December 1862 at 08:00 (= 08:00 AM )
Place Verviers, Belgium, 50n35, 5e52
Timezone LMT m5e52 (is local mean time)
Data source
BC/BR in hand
Rodden Rating AA
Collector: Steinbrecher
Astrology data s_su.18.gif s_capcol.18.gif 01°17' s_mo.18.gif s_aqucol.18.gif 01°01 Asc.s_sagcol.18.gif 29°45'



Henri Pirenne

Biography

Belgian author and historian. An accomplished historian and a Professor at Ghent 1886-1930, he was famed for over 30 books and some 300 articles. Pirenne's monumental "History of Belgium" was published in seven volumes, 1900-1932. As a national figure he was commemorated in street names and on stamps, partly for his opposition to the Nazis in WW I.

He died 10/24/1935.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Events

  • Work : New Career 1886 (History professor, 44 years)
  • Work : Begin Major Project 1900 (First volume of "History of Belgium")
  • Work : End Major Project 1932 (Last volume of "History of Belgium")

Source Notes

B.R. in hand from Steinbrecher

Categories

  • Lifestyle : Work : Same Job more than 10 yrs (44 years as educator)
  • Vocation : Education : Teacher (History professor)
  • Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction (Historian, seven volumes)
  • Notable : Awards : Vocational award (Commemorations)