In Memoriam: Laurent Waelkens (1953-2020)
2020; Université catholique de Louvain; Volume: 115; Issue: 3-4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1484/j.rhe.5.122049
ISSN2294-1088
Autores ResumoKU Leuven) and a highly valued former member of the editorial board of this Revue d'histoire ecclésiastique, has died at the age of 66.Laurent Waelkens was born in Ardooie (Western Flanders, Belgium) in 1953 in a family of textile entrepreneurs.He studied law in Kortrijk and Leuven (1971-1976) and combined these studies with bachelor degrees in philosophy and canon law.In 1976, he joined the family enterprise.Simultaneously, however, he prepared a legal historical doctoral dissertation at the university of Leiden under the supervision of Prof.Mr. Robert Feenstra.He received his Ph.D. in 1984 with a thesis on the theory of customary law in the works of the medieval French jurist Jacques de Révigny (1230/5-1296) from the school of Orléans.The study was entitled La théorie de la coutume chez Jacques de Révigny: édition et analyse de sa répétition sur la loi De quibus (D. 1, 3, 32).Even though he was offered chairs in Roman law, he chose to take on the management of the family firm, in very difficult times for the Flemish textile industry.
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