Léon Vanderkindere
Léon-Albert-Victor-Joseph Vanderkindere (born February 22, 1842 in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean / Sint-Jans-Molenbeek , † November 9, 1906 in Uccle / Ukkel ) was a Belgian historian. From 1872 he was professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (and its rector in 1880/81 and 1891) and from 1884 a member of the Commission royale d'Histoire. From 1900 to 1906 he was mayor of Uccle / Ukkel. His father was the physician and liberal politician Albert Vanderkindere ; In this capacity he fought for the recognition of the Dutch language as the second official language of Belgium. Léon Vanderkindere was married to a sister of the Brussels Mayor Karel Buls .
Fonts
- L'université de Bruxelles. 1834-1884. Notice historique. sn, Brussels 1884.
- La Formation Territoriale des Principautés Belges au Moyen Âge. 2 volumes. Lamertin, Brussels 1902, urn : nbn: de: hbz: 6: 1-296181 .
- La Chronique de Gislebert de Mons. Nouvelle édition. Kiessling, Brussels 1904, ( digitized version ).
literature
- Henri Pirenne : Notice sur Léon Vanderkindere, membre de l'academie: sa vie es ses travaux. Annuaire de l'Académie royale de Belgique (Brussels) 74 (1908)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vanderkindere, Léon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vanderkindere, Léon-Albert-Victor-Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian university professor and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1842 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean / Sint-Jans-Molenbeek |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 9, 1906 |
| Place of death | Uccle / Ukkel |