Professor W. P. Blockmans | |
|---|---|
 Wim Blockmans (2002) | |
| Born | Willem Pieter Blockmans (1945-05-26)May 26, 1945 (age 79) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Ghent |
| Thesis | De volksvertegenwoordiging in Vlaanderen onder het huis van Bourgondië (1384–1506) (1973) |
| Doctoral advisor | Walter Prevenier |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | late-medieval and early-modern Europe |
| Institutions | Leiden University |
| Doctoral students | Hans Cools |
| Main interests | Burgundian Netherlands |
| Website | www |
Willem Pieter Blockmans (born 26 May 1945,Antwerp,Belgium) is a retired Professor of Medieval History atLeiden University.[1] He earned aPhD from theUniversity of Ghent. He has beenRector of theNetherlands Institute for Advanced Study since September 2002. He has published extensively on late medieval and early modern state power.
Blockmans was elected a member of theRoyal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1990.[2] In 1996, he was elected a member of theAcademia Europaea.[3] Blockmans was elected a corresponding Fellow of theBritish Academy in 2003.[4] In 2008, he was made Knight of theOrder of the Netherlands Lion.[5]
His retirement was marked with twoFestschriften,Power and Persuasion: Essays on the Art of State Building in Honour of W.P. Blockmans, edited by Peter Hoppenbrouwers, Antheun Janse and Robert Stein (Turnhout, Brepols, 2010), andBourgondië voorbij: De Nederlanden, 1250–1650. Liber alumnorum Wim Blockmans, edited by Mario Damen andLouis Sicking (Hilversum, Verloren, 2010).
