Hubert Houben (born 4 February 1953, in Heinsberg) is a German historian who specialized in the medieval history of Southern Italy. Living at Lecce since 1980, he acquired Italian citizenship in 1988. [1]
He is corresponding member of the Accademia Pontaniana based in Naples (from 2006) [2] and of the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East (SSCLE). [1] [3]
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