Charles Piot (archivist)

Charles Piot (1812–1899) was a Belgian archivist, historian, numismatist and archaeologist who contributed 73 entries to the Biographie Nationale de Belgique.

[1] He graduated from the State University of Leuven as Doctor of Law on 27 November 1834.

As a lover of history, he sought a position in the State Archives, and was appointed archivist second class by ministerial decree on 7 August 1840.

[1] His rival for the position, Alphonse Wauters, became archivist to the city of Brussels two years later.

From 1853 until 1870 he was seconded half a day per week to the Royal Library of Belgium.