Luc de Vos (historian)

Luc de Vos (* 1946 in Ostend ) is a Belgian officer and historian .

Luc de Vos took part in the student protests at the University of Leuven in 1968. He received his doctorate in contemporary history and made it to the position of colonel in the Belgian armed forces . He then worked for decades as a professor of military history at the École Royale Militaire in Brussels and for a long time was the only university professor of his subject in Belgium. He was also an associate professor for international relations at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven . In 2012 he retired. De Vos, who is also present in the media, published several military history works.

From 2000 to 2010 he was President of the Commission Internationale d'Histoire Militaire , after which he became Honorary President.

Fonts (selection)

De bevrijding van Normandie͏̈ dead de Ardennes . 2nd edition, Davidsfonds, Leuven 1994, ISBN 90-6152-846-1 .
De Eerste Wereldoorlog (= Historische reeks . No. 28). 2nd edition, Davidsfonds, Leuven 1996, ISBN 90-6152-945-X .
Van alle slagvelden thuis. Liber Amicorum . Davidsfonds, Leuven 2012, ISBN 978-90-5826-902-7 .

personal data
SURNAME	De Vos, Luc
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Belgian officer and historian
DATE OF BIRTH	1946
PLACE OF BIRTH	East End