Joseph Kervyn de Lettenhove
Joseph Marie Bruno Constantin Kervyn de Lettenhove (born August 17, 1817 in Sint-Michiels , † April 2, 1891 ) was a Belgian historian and politician .
He was a member of the Belgian and French academies of science and the Belgian Chamber of Deputies , in which he belongs to the clerical party; for a short time (1870/71) he was also Minister of Education.
Fonts
- Commentaires de Charles-Quint (Brussels 1862)
- OEuvres de Georges Chastellain (1863–66, 8 vols.)
- Chroniques de Froissart (1863 ff., 26 vol.)
- Lettres et négociations de Philippe de Commines (1867, 3 vol.)
- Histoire de Flandre (1847–50, 6 vol .; 3rd ed. 1874, 4 vol.) * Froissart; étude littéraire sur le XIV. siècle (1858, 2 vols.), crowned by the French Academy.
- Jacques d'Artevelde (1863)
- La Flandre pendant les trois derniers siècles
- Histoire et chroniques de Flandres (1879 ff.)
- Relations politiques des Pays-Bas et de l'Angleterre sous le règne de Philippe II (1882–87, vol. 1–5)
- Les Huguenots et les Gueux (1883–86, 6 vols.)
- Documents inédits, relatifs à l'histoire du XVI. siècle (1883 ff.)
Web links
- Entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia (English)
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SURNAME | Kervyn de Lettenhove, Joseph |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kervyn de Lettenhove, Joseph Marie Bruno Constantin (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian politician and historian |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 17, 1817 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sint-Michiels |
DATE OF DEATH | April 2, 1891 |