Lode Wils

Belgian university professor and historian

Lodewijk "Lode" Jan Wils (19 March 1929 – 10 December 2024) was a Belgian university professor and historian.

Lode Wils
Born
Lodewijk Jan Wils

(1929-03-19)19 March 1929
Antwerp, Belgium
Died10 December 2024(2024-12-10) (aged 95)
NationalityBelgian
Occupationhistorian

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]

Wils died on 10 December 2024, at the age of 95.[2][4]

References

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  1. "Lode Wils". .be (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Historicus Lode Wils overleden: "Zonder twijfel de belangrijkste geschiedschrijver van de Vlaamse beweging"". VRT (in Dutch). 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  3. "Lode Wils: 'Vlaamse Brusselaars kunnen alleen maar verliezen bij confederalisme'". BRUZZ [nl] (in Dutch). 6 July 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  4. "Lode Wils, de historicus die tal van mythes van het Vlaams-nationalisme ontkrachtte". De Standaard (in Dutch). 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.