Leys

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Leys is the family name of the following people:

  • Emil Leys-Paschbach (1853–1927), Austrian politician (CSP), member of the National Council
  • Hendrik Leys (1815–1869), Belgian painter and etcher
  • John Kirkwood Leys (1847-1909), Scottish lawyer and writer
  • Lenaert Leys (1554–1623), Belgian Jesuit during the Counter Reformation, see Leonhardus Lessius
  • Simon Leys (1935–2014), Belgian sinologist, political writer, essayist and translator


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