Didier Viviers#
| Membership Number: | 7087 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2025 |
| Main Country of Residence: | BELGIUM |
| Homepage(s): | https://academieroyale.be/fr/who-who-detail/relations/didier-viviers/ |
| ORCID: | 0009-0008-3171-0693 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2018.01 to present Secrétaire perpétuel (i.e. President), Royal Academy of Belgium
- 2010.12 - 2016.09 Rector, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
- 2002.10 to present Full Professor (Ordinarius), Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
- 1997.10 - 2002.09 Professor, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
- 1994.10 - 1997.09 Researcher, Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (F.R.S.-FNRS)
- 1991.11 - 1995.10 Scientific member, Ecole française d’Athènes
- 1986.10 - 1991.10 Assistant Researcher, Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (F.R.S.-FNRS)
Fields of Scholarship
- History of archaeology and world heritage
- Urban studies
- Sculptors’ workshops and signatures
- Mediterranean archaeology, especially in Crete and Syria
- Ancient Greek history
Honours and Awards
- 2023 Commander of the Order of the Phoenix (Greece)
- 2023 Commander of the Order of Academic Palms (France)
- 2023 DHC of the University of Athens (Greece)
- 2014 DHC of the University of Beihang (China)
- 2013 Commander of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)
- 2006 Full member of the Royal Academy of Belgium
