Quote of the day
You will suddenly realize that the reason you never changed before was because you didn't want to.
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