Wim Blockmans#
| Membership Number: | 1745 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY |
| Elected: | 1996 |
| Main Country of Residence: | BELGIUM |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.nias.knaw.nl |
Present and Previous Positions
- Rector, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Wassenaar, 2002-2010
- Professor in Medieval History at Leiden University, 1987-2010. From 1993 to 2000 also in charge of Contemporary European History in the Faculty of Social Sciences
- Professor, 1980-87 and Reader, 1975-79 in Social and Political History, Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Reader in History, Provincial Institute for Translators and Interpreters, Ghent, 1974-88
- Research assistant, 1966-73 and senior assistant, 1973-75 at the Univer¬sity of Ghent
Fields of Scholarship
- Medieval history
- State formation
- Economic and cultural dynamics
Honours and Awards
- Laureate, Fondation universitaire, Brussels, 1968
- Laureate, Royal Belgian Academy of Sciences, 1973
- Laureate, Research Travel Scheme of the Belgian Government, 1975
- Winkler Prins Prize, 1980
- Ad Fontes Award, Erasmus University Rotterdam, 1984
- Fellow, NIAS, 1997-98
- Commander in the Order of Leopold II, 2000
- Duke of Arenberg Prize for General History, 2002
- Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion, 2008
