Personal information Historian, holder of a doctorate (Ph.D.) ; 8xav¸£Àûµ¼º½ of Cambridge (UK)Born on 4th March, 1971, Ath (Belgium), Belgian nationalityE-mail : Phone : (+) 353 4666446657Website : herold.pettiau@uni.lu

Personal address :43, rue des Hêtres6700 Arlon (Belgium)

Current position Research scientist (Maître assistant) at the 8xav¸£Àûµ¼º½ of Luxembourg, Institute for History

Main research areas and interests

• Early Middle Ages, with focus on Insular history and on history of Lotharingia (IXth-XIIth centuries)

• Medieval monasticism and society : the Abbey of Echternach

• Medieval hagiography

• The dynasty of Luxembourg in the 13th and 14th century : Editing of sources pertaining to the history of the county/duchy of Luxembourg

Administrative tasks

• Member of the CAS (Conseil administratif et scientifique) of the Research Unit IPSE since April 2008 ; first as representative of the Laboratory for History, then as representative for the scientific staff within the Research Unit.

• Member of the Comité des usagers de la Bibliothèque, Representative for the Faculty FLSHASE, January 2010-January 2013

• Contact person responsible for overseeing book orders for research projects in medieval history and for the organisation and upkeeping of resources in the Institute’s research Laboratory

• Contact person representing the Institute for History within the Network « Ménestrel » Les médiévistes sur le Net and responsible for the upkeeping of the webpages on « Luxembourg » and on « Lotharingie médiévale » (in collaboration with the Université Libre de Bruxelles