VANDEN BERGHE, Louis. Oostnieuwkerke, West Flanders 24.12.1923 — Ghent 17.9.1993. Belgian Archaeologist and Iranian Scholar. Born in a Flemish family, educated at Roeselare College. Studies of archaeology and art history, then also Oriental languages at Ghent, Brussels, Amsterdam and Leiden. Ph.D. 1950 Ghent, then further studies in Teheran. From 1951…
LEROY, Maurice. Ath 23.1.1909 — 3.3.1990. Belgian Linguist. Professor in Brussels. Son of Georges L. and Charlotte Huet. Studies of classical philology, Docteur en Philosophie et Lettres 1931 Bruxelles. Worked as schoolteacher. In 1935-37 further studies in Paris: at É.P.H.É. under Bloch, Vendryes, Vaillant and especially Benveniste. In 1939-40 served…
BOISACQ, Émile. Namur 26.11.1865 — Ixelles (Brussels) 2.6.1945. Belgian Linguist and Classical Scholar. Educated in Namur, then studies at Brussels, dr. philol. class. 1889 (diss. on Dorian dialects 1891). Further studies (now linguistics) at Heidelberg (Osthoff, Sütterlin) and Paris (Bréal, Henry, Meillet). For a while school-teacher in Virton. From 1895…