Quote of the day
One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practice the Art of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train.
Henri Pirenne
Born: December 23, 1862
Died: October 25, 1935 (aged 72)
Bio: Henri Pirenne was a Belgian historian. A medievalist of Walloon descent, he wrote a multivolume history of Belgium in French and became a national hero. He also became prominent in the nonviolent resistance to the Germans who occupied Belgium in World War I.
Known for:
- Mohammed and Charlemagne
- Medieval cities (1925)
- A History Of Europe
- Mahomet et Charlemagne