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Born December 23, 1862 • Verviers • Belgium
Died October 24, 1935 (aged 72) • Belgium
Subjects Of Study Middle Ages • Belgium

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Swiss economist
Charles Homer Haskins
American educator
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Leopold III
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Willy Claes
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