Charles Verlinden (3 February 1907 – 19 May 1996) was a Belgian

medievalist The asterisk ( ), from Late Latin , from Ancient Greek , ''asteriskos'', "little star", is a typographical symbol. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a heraldic star. Computer scientists and mathematicians often vo ...

with a particular interest in the history of slavery in Europe. In 1970 he was awarded by the Premio Internazionale Galileo Galilei dei Rotary Italiani for his contribution in

Italian history The history of Italy covers the ancient period, the Middle Ages, and the modern era. Since classical antiquity, ancient Etruscans, various Italic peoples (such as the Latins, Samnites, and Umbri), Celts, '' Magna Graecia'' colonists, and oth ...

Publications

* ''Les Empereurs Belges de Constantinople'' (Brussels, Charles Dessart, 1945) * ''L'esclavage dans l'Europe médiévale'' (2 volumes, Bruges, 1955; Ghent, 1977)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Verlinden, Charles 1907 births 1996 deaths Belgian medievalists Ghent University alumni École pratique des hautes études alumni Ghent University faculty University of Paris alumni Members of the Lincean Academy Members of the Real Academia de la Historia