Lode Wils
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Lodewijk "Lode" Jan Wils (19 March 1929 – 10 December 2024) was a Belgian university professor and historian.
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| Born | Lodewijk Jan Wils 19 March 1929 Antwerp, Belgium |
| Died | 10 December 2024 (aged 95) |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation | historian |
Wils studied law and history at the Catholic University of Leuven (later KU Leuven). He became a professor of history at the same university and taught there until 1995. He published on nation-building, Christian democracy and the Flemish Movement, including groundbreaking and award-winning works. One of his main works includes the biography of Frans Van Cauwelaert. His last work Vlaamse beweging, sociale beweging was published in 2023.[1] Wils is known for his strong opinions.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Lode Wils". .be (in Nederlands). Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Historicus Lode Wils overleden: "Zonder twijfel de belangrijkste geschiedschrijver van de Vlaamse beweging"". VRT (in Nederlands). 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ↑ "Lode Wils: 'Vlaamse Brusselaars kunnen alleen maar verliezen bij confederalisme'". BRUZZ (in Nederlands). 6 July 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ↑ "Lode Wils, de historicus die tal van mythes van het Vlaams-nationalisme ontkrachtte". De Standaard (in Nederlands). 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
