Duff Cooper
Born 22/2/1890, 135 years ago
Born Alfred. Duff was his mother's maiden name.
War dead, Literature, Poetry & Song, Politics & Administration
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Odilon-Jean Périer
Died 22/2/1928, 97 years ago
Born Brussels, into a wealthy family, (grandson of General Thys) he lived most of his short life at number 50 rue Defacqz, in a mansion built by the Art Nouveau architect, Paul Hankar. On his marr...
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Adolphe Quetelet
Born 22/2/1796, 229 years ago
Born Ghent. Scientist (mathematics, astronomy, meteorology, anthropology, sociology) and humorist. (Strange, we know, but that is what the "New Dictionary of Belgians" lists). First Secretary of...
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Antoine-Joseph Wiertz
Born 22/2/1806, 219 years ago
Born Dinant. Whether true or not, Wiertz appears to have been convinced of his own genius and good at convincing others. He won the Prix de Rome (1832). The Wiertz Museum (rue Vautier, 62, Ixel...
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