# Léon van der Essen

> Leon van der Essen (1883-1963) was a Belgian historian, professor at the Catholic University of Leuven. In 1946 he testified about the German occupation of Belgium at the Nuremberg trials, the only Belgian witness called.

*Belgian historian (1883-1963)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/leon-van-der-essen

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1883-12-12
- **Died:** 1963-02-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 11.3 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 62.5 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Leon van der Essen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_van_der_Essen)
- [ليون فان دير إسن](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1_%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%86)
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- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Leon_van_der_Essen)
- [Léon van der Essen](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_van_der_Essen)
- [Léon van der Essen](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_van_der_Essen)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3271465)

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