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Paul Harsin

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Paul Marie Isidore Harsin (1902–1983) was an economic and political historian who held doctorates in the humanities, social sciences, and law. He was a professor at the University of Liège for over 40 years and briefly served as president of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium.

Life

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Harsin was born in Liège on 21 January 1902. In 1928 he succeeded his teacher, Karl Hanquet, as professor of history, teaching until 1970.[1] In 1950, he was awarded the Francqui Prize in Human Sciences. He was elected a corresponding member of the Belgian Royal Academy on 7 May 1951, a full member on 5 December 1955, and served as president in 1967.[2] He died in Liège on 11 July 1983.

Publications

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  • Les relations extérieures de la principauté de Liège sous Jean Louis d'Elderen et Joseph Clément de Bavière, 1688–1718 (Liège and Paris, 1927)[3]
  • Crédit public et Banque d'Etat en France du XVIe au XVIIIe siècle (Paris, 1933)[4]
  • La Révolution liégeoise de 1789 (Brussels, 1953)[5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Jean Stengers (1983). "Hommage à Paul Harsin". Bulletins de l'Académie Royale de Belgique. 69: 379–381.
  2. ^ "Paul Marie Isidore Harsin". academie.be. Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium.
  3. ^ Reviewed by Hans Van Werveke in Revue belge de Philologie et d'Histoire, 7:1 (1928), pp. 246-249.
  4. ^ Reviewed by Eugène-Gabriel Ledos in Bibliothèque de l'école des chartes, 94 (1933), pp. 371-374.
  5. ^ Reviewed by Paul Leuilliot in Revue d’histoire moderne et contemporaine, 2:1 (1955), pp. 78-80.
  6. ^ Reviewed by Louis Jacob in Revue du Nord, 141 (1954), pp. 91-92.
  7. ^ Reviewed by Lucien Febvre in Annales. Economies, sociétés, civilisations, 10:4 (1955), pp. 588-589.
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