# Peter Verhaegen

> Peter Joseph Verhaegen  was a Belgian Catholic priest, Jesuit, and missionary to the Midwestern United States who became the first president of Saint Louis University and St. Joseph's College in Bardstown, Kentucky.

*19th-century Belgian Jesuit*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/peter-verhaegen

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Country:** Belgium
- **Born:** 1800-06-21
- **Died:** 1868-07-21
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Peter Joseph Verhaegen  was a Belgian Catholic priest, Jesuit, and missionary to the Midwestern United States who became the first president of Saint Louis University and St. Joseph's College in Bardstown, Kentucky.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 34.9
- **Momentum:** 12.0

## Sources
- [Peter Verhaegen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Verhaegen)
- [Pierre Verhaegen](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Verhaegen)
- [بيتر فيرهاجن](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B1_%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%86)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22213171)

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