Jozef IJsewijn
Belgian classical philologist (1932-1998) · Belgium · On the map · Academics · Died at 65
Jozef A. M. K. IJsewijn was a Belgian Latinist. He studied classical philology at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, where he became a professor in 1967. An authority on Neo-Latin literature, IJsewijn has been called "the founding father of modern neo-Latin studies".
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In 1980, he was awarded the Francqui Prize on Human Sciences. A collection of essays in his memory was published in 2000.
Country
Belgium
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1932 to 1998 · aged 65
