Paul Bertrand

Paul Bertrand is a Research Fellow at the Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain) in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, holding the Shelby Cullom Davis Center Fellowship for Spring 2025.

His research centers on Medieval History, European History, and Historical Forgeries, with a focus on critical analysis of medieval political structures and documentary authenticity. His work examines how fabricated regimes and documents functioned within medieval societal frameworks.

His 2025 publication "Forging the European Middle Ages: An Essay on the Regimes of Fake" represents current scholarship in History and Medieval Studies, exploring subfields including Medieval Political Systems, Historical Forgeries, and Document Authentication through rigorous source criticism methodologies.