The ''Biographie nationale de Belgique'' (; ) is a
biographical dictionary
A biographical dictionary is a type of encyclopedic dictionary limited to biographical information. Many attempt to cover the major personalities of a country (with limitations, such as living persons only, in ''Who's Who'', or deceased people o ...
of
Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...
. It was published by the
Royal Academy of Belgium in 44 volumes between 1866 and 1986.
A continuation series, entitled the ''Nouvelle Biographie Nationale'' (, ''New National Biography''), has been published by the
Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium
The Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium ( , sometimes referred to as ' ) is the independent learned society of science and arts of the French Community of Belgium. One of Belgium's numerous academies, it is the French-speak ...
since 1988, with volume 16 appearing in 2023. Both the ''Biographie nationale'' and ''Nouvelle biographie nationale'' were digitised by the Fonds InBev-Baillet Latour and can be freely consulted on the Academy's website.
A parallel biographical dictionary has been produced in
Dutch since 1964, entitled ''Nationaal Biografisch Woordenboek'' (; ''National Biographical Dictionary''). It places more emphasis on figures important to the history and culture of the
Flemish Region
The Flemish Region (, ), usually simply referred to as Flanders ( ), is one of the three communities, regions and language areas of Belgium, regions of Belgium—alongside the Wallonia, Walloon Region and the Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region. ...
and is published by the
Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts (with the co-operation of the
Royal Academy of Dutch language and literature and the
Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium).
References
External links
Official websiteof the ''Biographie Nationale'' / ''Nouvelle Biographie Nationale'' (Royal Academy)
Indexof the ''Biographie nationale''
Home pageof the ''Nationaal Biografisch Woordenboek''
Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...
Historiography of Belgium
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