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.
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Milena Dragicevic SesicAlso won honorary doctorate of the University of MontpellierKurt BaldingerAlso won honorary doctorate of the University of MontpellierJean BaerAlso won honorary doctorate of the University of MontpellierMarcel FlorkinAlso won honorary doctorate of the University of MontpellierHelmut CoingAlso won honorary doctorate of the University of MontpellierFrederic Andrews GibbsAlso won honorary doctorate of the University of MontpellierAbout this person
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Writers
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Writer / Author
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deceased
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Lived 1883 to 1963 · aged 79
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