Karl Hanquet (1871–1928) was a Belgian academic historian.

Life

Hanquet was born in Liège on 5 October 1871 to an established family of industrialists and arms manufacturers. He was educated at the Collège Saint-Servais and the

University of Liège The University of Liège (), or ULiège, is a major public university of the French Community of Belgium founded in 1817 and based in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. Its official language is French (language), French. History The university was foun ...

, where he took a doctorate in philosophy in 1893 and another in law in 1895.Alain Marchandisse, "Hanquet, Karl", ''

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'', vol. 5 (Brussels, 1999), pp. 195-196. He then became a pupil of

Godefroid Kurth 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 Origin ...

, obtaining a doctorate in history in 1898 with a thesis on the Chronicle of Saint-Hubert.

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 ...

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Karl Hanquet (1871-1928)
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Revue belge de philologie et d'histoire ''Revue Belge de Philologie et d’Histoire – Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Filologie en Geschiedenis'', abbreviated RBPH/BTFG or simply RBPH, is a scholarly journal in the fields of philology and history, published in Belgium since 1922. Since 1953 ...

'' 7:1 (1928), pp. 395-397. Awarded a travel bursary, he spent the years 1899–1901 at the

University of Berlin The Humboldt University of Berlin (, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany. The university was established by Frederick William III on the initiative of Wilhelm von Humbol ...

. Hanquet took over Kurth's course on historical method in 1902, and in 1903 was further appointed to teach the courses on Modern Political History and on Institutions of the Middle Ages and the Modern Age. A member of the

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SVP or SVdP or SSVP) is an international voluntary organization in the Catholic Church, founded in 1833 for the service of the poor. Started by Frédéric Ozanam and Emmanuel-Joseph Bailly de Surcy and named ...

, he was also a social and political activist, adhering to

Catholic social teaching Catholic social teaching (CST) is an area of Catholic doctrine which is concerned with human dignity and the common good in society. It addresses oppression, the role of the state, subsidiarity, social organization, social justice, and w ...

and

Christian democracy Christian democracy is an ideology inspired by Christian social teaching to respond to the challenges of contemporary society and politics. Christian democracy has drawn mainly from Catholic social teaching and neo-scholasticism, as well ...

. He died in Liège on 17 January 1928.

Writings

* ''Étude critique sur la Chronique de Saint-Hubert dite Cantatorium'' (1900) * ''Nouvelles chartes inédites de l'abbaye d'Orval'', edited by A. Delescluse and Karl Hanquet (1900) * ''Chronique de Saint-Hubert dite Cantatorium'', edited by Karl Hanquet (1906) * ''Documents relatifs au Grand Schisme: Suppliques de Clément VII (1378-1379)'' (1924) * ''Documents relatifs au Grand Schisme: Lettres de Clément VII (1378-1379)'', published posthumously, edited by

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 ...

(1930)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hanquet, Karl 1871 births 1928 deaths 20th-century Belgian historians Academic staff of the University of Liège