Godefroid Kurth | |
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| Born | 11 May 1847 Arlon, province of Luxembourg, Belgium |
| Died | 4 January 1916 (aged 68) Asse, Province of Brabant, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Board member of | Belgian Historical Institute in Rome |
| Awards | Prix quinquennal des Sciences historiques (1891); Commander in the Order of St Gregory the Great (1906); Commander in the Order of Leopold (1907); Honorary Doctorate from the Catholic University of Louvain (1912) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Athénée royal d'Arlon |
| Alma mater | University of Liège |
| Thesis | 'Caton l'ancien, étude biographique' (1872) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | History of Belgium, Medieval Europe |
| Institutions | University of Liège |
| Notable students | Henri Pirenne |
| Main interests | Merovingian dynasty, History of Liège |
| Notable works | Les Origines de la civilisation moderne (1886) |
Godefroid Kurth (1847–1916) was a Belgian historian and pioneering Christian democrat. He is known for his histories of the city of Liège in the Middle Ages and of Belgium, his Catholic account of the formation of modern Europe in Les Origines de la civilisation moderne, and his defence of the medieval guild system.[1]
- ^ Paul Gérin, "Kurth, Godefroid", Nouvelle Biographie Nationale, vol. 8 (Brussels, 2005), 212–219.