Herman Frans Anna baron Van der Wee (born 10 July 1928) is a Belgian economic historian.
Geographically he has performed broad research as well, looking into Antwerp, Belgium, the Low Countries, Europe and the world.
In 1963, he obtained his doctorate in history with a thesis titled: "The Growth of the Antwerp Market and the European Economy, fourteenth-sixteenth centuries.
[2][4] The academic interest of Van der Wee spans the period from the Middle Ages to the present time.
[4][7] Van der Wee was elected a member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts in 1977.
[5] Van der Wee was recipient of the 1995 Golden Medal of Honor of the Flemish Parliament.
[11] Van der Wee married fellow history student Monique Verbreyt in 1954.