The Belgian Historical Institute in Rome ( nl, Belgisch Historisch Instituut te Rome, french: Institut historique belge de Rome, it, Istituto storico belga di Roma), founded 1902, is a scholarly research institute focused on the study of Roman, and more broadly Italian, history and antiquities. It is currently located in the Academia Belgica and is one of a number of Roman Historical Institutes.

Foundation

The idea for the foundation of a Belgian historical institute in Rome for the identification and publishing of Italian sources relating to Belgian history came from the ecclesiastical historian

Alfred Cauchie Alfred Cauchie (1860—1922) was a professor of history at the Catholic University of Leuven (1835–1968), Catholic University of Leuven. Life Cauchie was born in Haulchin, Belgium, Haulchin, Hainaut (province), Hainaut, on 26 October 1860, and w ...

, professor at the

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. He published a pamphlet to this effect in 1896. The institute was founded in 1902, in the Palazzo Rusticucci-Accoramboni, with

Ursmer Berlière Ursmer Berlière, born Alfred Berlière (1861–1932) was a monk of Maredsous Abbey and a monastic historian whose bibliography ran to 360 publications.Philibert Schmitz, "Berlière, Alfred", ''Biographie Nationale de Belgique''vol. 30(Brussels, 1 ...

as its first director.

Publications

The institute has a strong focus on the publication of historical sources, primarily in the series ''Analecta Vaticano-Belgica''. The institute's ''Bulletin'' ceased publication in 2010 and has been replaced by a digital journal, ''Forum Romanum Belgicum''.

Directors

The directors of the institute have been the following: *1902–1906:

*1906-1916: Godefroid Kurth *1916-1918: Charles Moeller *1918-1922:

*1922-1930: Ursmer Berlière *1930-1935: Henri Pirenne *1935-1947: Joseph Cuvelier *1947-1955:

Camille Tihon Camille Tihon (1890–1972) was a Belgian archivist and historian. Life Tihon was born in Remicourt, Belgium, on 25 June 1890. He studied at the University of Liège under Eugène Hubert and Karl Hanquet, graduating with a doctorate for a thesis o ...

*1955-1972:

Charles Terlinden Charles Terlinden (1878—1972) was a Belgian historian, professor at the Catholic University of Louvain, and papal chamberlain.Henri Haag, "Terlinden, Charles", ''Nouvelle Biographie Nationale''vol. 3(Brussels, 1994), 323-325. Life Terlinden was ...

*1972-1986:

Léon-Ernest Halkin Léon-Ernest Emmanuel Marie Joseph Halkin (1906–1998) was a Belgian historian, a supporter of the Walloon Movement, and a member of the Resistance during World War II. Life Léon-Ernest Halkin was born in Liège on 11 May 1906, the son of the c ...

*1986-2001:

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*2001-2009:

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*2009-:

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References

External links

* {{authority control Organisations based in Rome Research institutes established in 1901 Historical research institutes