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François Laurent

Belgian historian
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Born:
July 8, 1810, Luxembourg
Died:
Feb. 11, 1887, Ghent, Belg. (aged 76)

François Laurent (born July 8, 1810, Luxembourg—died Feb. 11, 1887, Ghent, Belg.) was a Belgian administrator, legal scholar, and historian noted as the author of a monumental universal history and a series of comprehensive works on civil law. After gaining his degree in law in 1832, he served as the head of a division at the Belgian Ministry of Justice and in 1836 was appointed professor of civil law at the University of Ghent. His liberal views were attacked by the Roman Catholic church, but his position with the Belgian government permitted him to retain his chair at the university. ...(100 of 222 words)

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