Frans Van Cauwelaert
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Belgian politician
Flemish Movement activist
Flemish politician
human
lawyer
mayor
member of parliament
university professor
Frans Van Cauwelaert was a prominent Belgian Flemish politician and advocate of the Flemish Movement who played a key role in promoting Dutch language rights and regional autonomy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Belgian politician
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Flemish Movement activist ⓘ Flemish politician ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ mayor ⓘ member of parliament ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
Dutch as language of instruction at the University of Ghent
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greater autonomy for Flanders ⓘ linguistic equality between Dutch and French in Belgium ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1880-01-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Dendermonde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Belgium ⓘ |
| deathCountry | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1961-05-17 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Antwerp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Catholic University of Leuven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Flemish ⓘ |
| familyName | Van Cauwelaert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | law ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Frans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honouredIn | Frans Van Cauwelaertlaan (street name in Belgium) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of regional autonomy for Flanders
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promotion of Dutch language rights ⓘ role in the Dutchification of the Catholic University of Leuven ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Dutch
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French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Catholic Party (Belgium)
NERFINISHED
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Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Flemish Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Frans Van Cauwelaert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Belgian ⓘ |
| notableWork | advocacy for Dutch as official language in Belgium ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Catholic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Mayor of Antwerp
NERFINISHED
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Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium ⓘ President of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ alderman of Antwerp ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Antwerp
NERFINISHED
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Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Antwerp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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