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Kurth, GoDEFRoiD, C.S.G., b. at Arlon, Belgium, 11 May, 1847; d. at Assche, Brabant, 4 January, 1916. Professor at the University of Liege, Belgium, 1872-1906; director, Belgian Historical Institute, Rome, 1906-1916. Secretary Royal Historical Com- mission; member of: the Academy of the Catholic Religion (Rome); the Royal Society of Literature (London); the Society for Rhenish Historical Re- search (Cologne); the Dutch Literary Society (Leyden); the Madrid Historical Academy; the Academy of Belles Lettres (Barcelona) ; Royal Acade- my of Belgium; hon. member of the National Acade- my (Reims) ; titular member of the Royal Academy of Conchology; president of the Board of Adminis- tration of the Royal Library; doctor honoris causa of the CathoUc TJmversity (Louvain); Commander of the Order of Leopold; Knight of the Order of Pius IX. Author of: "Caton I'ancien"; "Etude critique sur Saint-Lambert et son premier biographe"; "La loi de Beaumont en Belgique"; "Les origines de la civilisa-

tion moderne" (6 eds.); "Les Origines de la ville de LiSge"; "Histoire po6tique dos Merovingiens"; "La frontiSre linguistique en IJelgique et dans le nord de la France", 2 vols.; "Ste. Clotdde" (10 eds.); "Les 6tudes franques"; "L'(5glise aux tournants de I'his- toire" (4 eds.); "Clovis", 2 vols. (2 eds.); "Saint- Boniface" (4 eds.); "Chartes de I'Abbaye de Saint- Hubert en Ardenne " ; " Notger de, Li^ge et la civilisation au X** si^cle", 2 vols.; "La cit6 de Lidge au (moyen Age," 3 vols.; "Manuel de I'histoire de Belgique" (3 eds.); "Abr6g6 de I'histoire de Belgique" (2 eds.); "Manuel d'histoire universeUe", 2 vols.; "Notre nom national"; "Mizraim, Souvenirs d'Egypte"; "La nationality Beige"; founder and first director of "Archives Beiges, revue critique d'historiographie nationale".

ARTICLES: Belgium; Bdegundt; Charles Mabtel; Clotilda, Saint; Clovis; Egmont, Count of Lamoral; Frankenberg, Johann Heinrich, Graf von; Franks; Fredbgarius; Granvelle, Antoine Perrenot de; Nether- lands; Philip II (Spain).