Jean-Baptist David
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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is a Dutch-speaking university in Flanders, Belgium.It is located at the centre of the historic town of Leuven, and is a prominent part of the city, home to the university since 1425...
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Jean-Baptist David was born in the Belgian
Belgium
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city of Lier
Lier, Belgium
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. As a professor he worked together with Jan Frans Willems and was president of the first and second Taelcongres that resulted in the language unity between the Netherlands
Netherlands
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and Flanders
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. He was the editor of the first united Dutch dictionnary, that was published in 1864. He also wrote several books on the history of Flanders. He died in 1866 in Leuven
Leuven
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To his honour, the Davidsfonds
Davidsfonds
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was founded in 1875 with the purpose to promote the Flemisch literature, culture and history.
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