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
- 2002 - 2010 Rector, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Wassenaar
- Professor in Medieval History at Leiden University, 1987 - 2010, 1993 - 2000 also in charge of Contemporary European History in the Faculty of Social Sciences
- Professor, 1980 - 1987 and Reader, 1975 - 1979 in Social and Political History, Erasmus University Rotterdam
- 1974 - 1988 Reader in History, Provincial Institute for Translators and Interpreters, Ghent
- Research assistant, 1966 - 1973 and senior assistant, 1973 - 1975 at the University of Ghent
Fields of Scholarship
- Medieval history
- State formation
- Economic and cultural dynamics
Honours and Awards
- 1968 Laureate, Fondation universitaire, Brussels
- 1973 Laureate, Royal Belgian Academy of Sciences
- 1975 Laureate, Research Travel Scheme of the Belgian Government
- 1980 Winkler Prins Prize
- 1984 Ad Fontes Award, Erasmus University Rotterdam
- 1997 - 1998 Fellow, NIAS
- 2000 Commander in the Order of Leopold II
- 2002 Duke of Arenberg Prize for General History
- 2008 Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion
