PRESENTATION: new PhD student Hugo BRETHENOUX VON VIETINGHOFF

Hugo A. Brethenoux von Vietinghoff joins CORE as PhD student under the supervision of Prof. dr. Dave De ruysscher. He will work on FWO Senior Fundamental Research Project G0ACT25N, Cities as Breeding Grounds: Legal Change in Financial Law (c. 1620–c. 1750).

Hugo presents himself as follows:

Trained in legal theory and analysis (ENS, EHESS, Paris Nanterre) and completing an intensive B.A. in Art History at the Sorbonne, I work at the intersection of law, culture, and historical research. My academic and professional path leads me to study how legal norms change through social and institutional interactions, particularly in European transnational settings. I focus on the development of financial and commercial law and judicial practices from the seventeenth to the twentieth century, with regular engagement in archival research.

He studied a dual BA in French and Russian Law (Université Paris Nanterre, 2020-2023), and obtained a Master's degree in legal theory and analysis at the École normale supérieure (ENS), the EHESS and the Université Paris Nanterre (2023-2025). He currently is following an intensive B.A. in Art History and Archaeology at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. 

Find out more about Hugo on his page or on LinkedIn.