Royal Netherlands Historical Society

The Royal Netherlands Historical Society (Dutch: Koninklijk Nederlands Historisch Genootschap, or KNHG), founded 1845 under the name Historisch Gezelschap, is a historical society that also functions as a professional association of academic historians in the Netherlands.[1] It represents the Netherlands in the International Committee of Historical Sciences.

Royal Netherlands Historical Society
Koninklijk Nederlands Historisch Genootschap
AbbreviationKNHG
Formation1845
TypeHistorical society
HeadquartersKorte Spinhuissteeg 3, 1012 CG Amsterdam
President
Susan Legêne
Main organ
BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review
AffiliationsInternational Committee of Historical Sciences
Websiteknhg.nl

The KNHG holds two annual conferences, one in the spring and one in the autumn, and publishes an open access journal, BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review.

Studies

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  • Leen Dorsman and Ed Jonker, Anderhalve eeuw geschiedenis: (Nederlands) Historisch Genootschap, 1845-1995 (The Hague, 1995).

References

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  1. ^ "Historische samenwerkingsverbanden: Koninklijk Nederlands Historisch Genootschap". Historici.nl. 30 July 2014.
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