# Walter Ganshof van der Meersch

> Walter Jean Ganshof van der Meersch was a Belgian jurist and lawyer. He competed in the four-man bobsledding event at the 1928 Winter Olympics. During the German invasion of Belgium a number of people suspected of being hostile to the state were arrested on his orders and later murdered in what became known as the Abbeville massacre.

*Belgian university professor, politician, advocate general and senior crown prosecutor (1900-1993)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Born:** 1900-05-18
- **Died:** 1993-09-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
- [Walter Ganshof van der Meersch](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Ganshof_van_der_Meersch)
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- [Walter Jean Ganshof van der Meersch](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Jean_Ganshof_van_der_Meersch)
- [Walter Ganshof van der Meersch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Ganshof_van_der_Meersch)
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- [Walter Ganshof van der Meersch](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Ganshof_van_der_Meersch)
- [Walter Ganshof van der Meersch](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Ganshof_van_der_Meersch)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2777730)

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