Albert Derolez: key obituary facts
Is Albert Derolez dead? Yes. Albert Derolez died on July 11, 2026, at age 91.
Cause of death: Albert Derolez's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Albert Derolez known for?
He was a Belgian medievalist (1934-2026).
More about Albert Derolez
Born: 8 August 1934.
Place of birth: Blankenberge.
Gender: male.
Occupation: medievalist, bibliologist, historian, librarian.
Nationality: Belgium.
Employer: Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Université libre de Bruxelles, Ghent University Library, Rare Book School, University of Virginia.
Also known as: A. Derolez.
Albert Derolez, a Belgian librarian and medievalist known for his work on the 12th-century encyclopaedia Liber Floridus, died on July 11, 2026.
Born in Blankenberge on August 8, 1934, he joined Ghent University Library in 1962, where he catalogued and inventoried medieval manuscripts. He earned a doctorate in 1970 with a thesis on Liber Floridus and later became widely regarded as a leading authority on the text.
Derolez also lectured on codicology and paleography at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Université Libre de Bruxelles, and taught as a guest lecturer at institutions including the University of California, Berkeley, the Rare Book School, and Yale.