Charles Terlinden (1878—1972) was a Belgian historian, professor at the

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, and

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.Henri Haag, "Terlinden, Charles", ''

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vol. 3
(Brussels, 1994), 323-325.

Life

Terlinden was born in

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on 6 July 1878. He studied law at Saint-Louis University Faculty in

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, and at the Faculty of Law of the

. After completing a doctorate in law, he began historical studies under Alfred Cauchie, with a thesis on

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and the

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(1904). He followed this in 1906 with a second thesis on

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and the

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, making him a triple doctor. He was called up in 1914 and saw action at Melle. After the war he was a historical adviser to the Belgian delegation to the

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, and in the aftermath was vocally critical of the way that

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had been dismembered. From 1918 until his death he was Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at the Catholic University of Louvain (emeritus from 1948).''Manifestation en l'honneur du vicomte Charles Terlinden, professeur à l'Université de Louvain, 27 octobre 1948'' (Brussels, Imprimerie Van Buggenhoudt, 1948). During the Second World War he wrote a number of popularising works about strong women in Belgian history. From 1955 until his death he was president of the Belgian Historical Institute in Rome. He died in Brussels on 23 January 1972. Obituaries were published in the ''

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'' (50, 1972, pp. 1061–1069), ''Revue belge d'histoire militaire'' (19, 1972, pp. 361–362), '' Bulletin de l'Institut historique belge de Rome'' (43, 1973, pp. V-XI), and ''

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'' (150, 1984, pp. 75–78).

Works

* ''The History of the Scheldt'', London, 1920 * ''Histoire de la Belgique contemporaine'', 2 vols., Brussels, 1929 * ''Histoire militaire des Belges'', Brussels, 1931 * ''A travers notre histoire et nos gloires'', Brussels, 1943 * ''L'Archiduchesse Isabelle'', Brussels, 1943 * ''Princesses belges du passé'', Brussels, 1943 * ''Figures de princesses'', Brussels, 1944 * ''La Renaissance en Belgique'', Brussels, 1945 * ''Impérialisme et équilibre'', Brussels, 1952 * ''Carolus Quintus: Charles Quint, empereur des Deux Mondes'', ruges 1965

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Terlinden, Charles 1878 births 1972 deaths 20th-century Belgian historians Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968) alumni Academic staff of the Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968)