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. He is corresponding member of the Accademia Pontaniana based in Naples (from 2006) and of the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East (SSCLE). Source: Wikipedia (en)