Hubert Houben (born 4 February 1953, in Heinsberg) is a German historian who specialized in the medieval history of Southern Italy. Living at Lecce since 1980, he acquired Italian citizenship in 1988.[1]
He is corresponding member of the Accademia Pontaniana based in Naples (from 2006)[2] and of the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East (SSCLE).[1][3]