Frédéric Auguste Ferdinand Thomas de Reiffenberg

Frédéric Auguste Ferdinand Thomas de Reiffenberg (14 November 1795 — 18 April 1850) was a baron, Belgian writer, historian-medievalist, linguist. Member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium, member of the Academic Senate and professor at the State University of Leuven.

Frédéric Auguste Ferdinand Thomas de Reiffenberg
Born(1795-11-19)19 November 1795
Died18 April 1850(1850-04-18) (aged 54)
Academic work
DisciplineHistorian

Biography

Reiffenberg was professor of philosophy at the State University of Leuven from 1822, and gave lectures on medieval history at the University of Liège from 1835. He later became a curator at the Royal Library of Belgium.

His son, Frédéric Guillaume de Reiffenberg, was a writer, poet, and playwright. He wrote poems, drama plays, critical sketches, novels, articles, and books on military administration.

Selected Works

  • «Archives philologiques» (Brussels, 1825—1826),
  • «Archives pour l’histoire civile et littéraire des Pays-Bas» (Leuven, 1827—1828),
  • «Nouvelles archives historiques» (1829—1832),
  • «Histoire de l’ordre de la Bibliothèque royale» (1840—1850),
  • «Bulletin du bibliophile belge» (1845).
  • "Рейфенберг, Фредерик-Огюст-Фердинанд-Тома". Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary: In 86 Volumes (82 Volumes and 4 Additional Volumes). St. Petersburg. 1890–1907.
  • REMY (Fernand), Aux origines de la Bibliothèque royale de Belgique. Étude sur son personnel et ses méthodes de travail, 1837-1850, Bruxelles, Association des bibliothécaires, 1960.
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