This is a list of historians who worked in Belgium and its predecessor states and made contributions to the history of Belgium.
Medieval Belgium
- Heriger of Lobbes (c.925âÂÂ1007), compiler of the Gesta Episcoporum Leodiensium to 667
- Anselm of Liège (1008âÂÂc.1056), continuator of the Gesta Episcoporum Leodiensium from 667 to 1048
- Sigebert of Gembloux (c.1030âÂÂ1112), author of Chronicon sive Chronographia and Gesta abbatum Gemblacensium
- Anselm of Gembloux (died 1136), continuator of Sigebert of Gembloux's Chronicon
- Renier of St Laurent (died 1188), author of Triumphale Bulonicum on the siege of Bouillon Castle, 1141
- Lambert of Ardres (fl. 1194âÂÂ1203), author of Historia comitum Ghisnensium
- Giles of Orval, continuator of the Gesta episcoporum Leodiensium from 1048 to 1247
- Jacob van Maerlant (1230/40âÂÂ1288/99), author of a world chronicle, the Spiegel Historiael
- Jan van Heelu (13th century), author of a Rymkronyk of the 1288 Battle of Worringen
- Jean de Hocsem (1278âÂÂ1348), continuator of the Gesta episcoporum Leodiensium from 1247 to 1347
- Jan van Boendale (c.1280âÂÂc.1351), author of Brabantsche yeesten and Van den derden Eduwaert (an account of the 1340 Siege of Tournai)
- Jacques de Guyse (1334âÂÂ1399), author of Annales Historiae Illustrium Principum Hannoniae (Annals of Hainaut)
- Jean d'Outremeuse (1338âÂÂ1400), author of La Geste de Liége and Ly Myreur des Histors
- Jean de Stavelot
- Gilles li Muisis
- Edmond de Dynter, author of Chronica ducum Lotharingiae et Brabantiae
- Jean Mansel
- Jean d'Enghien
- Jean de Haynin
- Jacques de Hemricourt (1333âÂÂ1403), author of the Miroir des nobles de Hesbaye
- Guillaume de Vottem (died 1403), author of a chronicle of Liège
- Jean Froissart (c.1337âÂÂc.1405), author of a chronicle of the opening decades of the Hundred Years' War
- Wein van Cotthem (c.1390âÂÂ1457), author of two books of the Brabantsche yeesten
- Petrus de Thimo (1393âÂÂ1474), author of Brabantiae historia diplomatica
- Enguerrand de Monstrelet (c.1400âÂÂ1453), author of a chronicle of the later decades of the Hundred Years' War
- Georges Chastellain (died 1475), author of a chronicle of the period 1417âÂÂ1474
- Olivier de la Marche (1425âÂÂ1502), memoirist and chronicler of the Burgundian Netherlands
- Jean Molinet (1435âÂÂ1507), author of La complainte de Grece
- Costen van Halmale (1432/37âÂÂ1508), initial compiler of the Annales Antwerpienses
Early-modern Belgium
Kingdom of Belgium
19th century
20th century
21st century
Art historians
Literary historians
Historians of philosophy
References