Julien Kuypers
Julien Jozef Kuypers (born August 14, 1892 in Pepingen , † November 16, 1967 in Vorst ) was a Belgian literary scholar and politician.
Career
Kuypers held various positions as a lecturer. After the Second World War he was head of cabinet of the Kgl. Belgian Minister of Education and played an active role in the school dispute between 1954 and 1958. In 1958 he was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary for Cultural Affairs.
He was editor-in-chief of the Nieuw Vlaams Tijdschrift and author of several historical novels and studies on the social history of Belgium.
Honors
- 1958: Great Cross of Merit with Star and Shoulder Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany
literature
- GJ van Bork, PJ Verkruijsse (ed.): De Nederlandse en Vlaamse auteurs van middeleeuwen tot heden met incl. Van de Friese auteurs. Weesp: De Haan, 1985
- Thierry Denoël (Ed.): Le nouveau dictionnaire des Belges. - Brussels: Le Cri, 1992
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| SURNAME | Kuypers, Julien |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kuypers, Julien Jozef (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian literary scholar and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pepingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 16, 1967 |
| Place of death | Vorst |