The Royal Netherlands Historical Society (, or KNHG), founded 1845 under the name Historisch Gezelschap, is a
historical society
A historical society is non-profit organization dedicated to collecting, preserving, interpreting, and promoting the history of a particular place, group of people, or topic. They play a crucial role in promoting historical awareness and understan ...
that also functions as a
professional association
A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) is a group that usually seeks to advocacy, further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in ...
of academic historians in
the Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
.
It represents the Netherlands in the
International Committee of Historical Sciences
The International Committee of Historical Sciences / Comité international des Sciences historiques (ICHS / CISH) is the international association of historical scholarship. It was established as a non-governmental organization in Geneva on May 1 ...
.
The KNHG holds two annual conferences, one in the spring and one in the autumn, and publishes an open access journal, ''
BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review''.
Studies
* Leen Dorsman and Ed Jonker, ''Anderhalve eeuw geschiedenis: (Nederlands) Historisch Genootschap, 1845-1995'' (The Hague, 1995).
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Historical societies of the Netherlands
Organizations established in 1845
1845 establishments in the Netherlands