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Also Known As	Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven • Université Catholique de Louvain
Date	1425 - present
Notable Alumni	Christian René de Duve • Rafael Correa • Andreas Vesalius • Abdul Qadeer Khan • Fulton J. Sheen • Herman Van Rompuy • Gustavo Petro

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