Charles Diehl

Charles Diehl (French: [dil]; 19 January 1859 – 1 November 1944) was a French historian born in Strasbourg. He was a leading authority on Byzantine art and history.

Biography

He received his education at the École Normale Supérieure, and later taught classes on Byzantine history at the Sorbonne. He was member of the École française de Rome (1881–1883) and the École française d'Athènes. In 1910, he became a member of the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres (elected president in 1921).

He died in Paris.

Legacy

The Karolou Dil Street in the city of Thessaloniki (Greece) was named after Charles Diehl. The street is located near the Byzantine church of Hagia Sophia that was restored by him between 1907 and 1909.

Honorary degrees

Harvard University

Université libre de Bruxelles

University of Belgrade

University of Bucharest

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Prizes

Montyon Prize (1981)

Marcelin-Guérin Prize (1907)

Grand Prix of the Académie Française (1944)

Acknowledgement

Member of the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres

Member of the Medieval Academy of America

Member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Associate Member of the Real Academia de la Historia

Associate Member of the Romanian Academy

Honours

Grand officier of the Legion of Honour (1939)