Eric Defoort

Summary

Eric Defoort is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Ypres^[2]. He was born on +1943-06-27T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in East Flanders^[4]. He died on +2016-12-17T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a historian^[6], politician^[7], and university teacher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Eric Defoort was born in Ypres^[2].
• Eric Defoort died in East Flanders^[4].
• Eric Defoort was born on +1943-06-27T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Eric Defoort died on +2016-12-17T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Eric Defoort held citizenship in Belgium^[10].
• Eric Defoort worked as a historian^[6].
• Eric Defoort's professions included politician^[7].
• Eric Defoort's professions included university teacher^[8].
• Eric Defoort was employed by Katholieke Universiteit Brussel^[11].
• Eric Defoort was educated at Catholic University of Leuven^[12].
• Eric Defoort was educated at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven^[13].
• Eric Defoort was a member of Vlaamse Volksbeweging^[14].
• Eric Defoort's image is recorded as Eric Defoort 2016.jpg^[15].
• Eric Defoort is recorded as male^[16].
• Eric Defoort's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Eric Defoort was affiliated with the New Flemish Alliance^[18].
• Eric Defoort was affiliated with the People's Union^[19].
• Eric Defoort's ISNI is recorded as 0000000021959668^[20].
• Eric Defoort's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 245540998^[21].
• Eric Defoort's GND ID is recorded as 173184588^[22].
• Eric Defoort's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81009964^[23].
• Eric Defoort's IdRef ID is recorded as 100589871^[24].
• Eric Defoort's Commons category is recorded as Eric Defoort^[25].
• Eric Defoort's SBN author ID is recorded as UTOV570371^[26].
• Eric Defoort's archives at is recorded as Letterenhuis^[27].

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Origins and Family

Eric Defoort was born in Ypres^[2]. He was born on +1943-06-27T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Catholic University of Leuven^[12], a Catholic university^[28], in Belgium^[29], founded in 1834^[30] and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven^[13], a pontifical university^[31], in Belgium^[32], founded in 1970^[33], headquartered in Leuven^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian^[6], politician^[7], and university teacher^[8]. Among Eric Defoort's employers was Katholieke Universiteit Brussel^[11].

Personal Life

Political affiliations include New Flemish Alliance^[18], a political party^[35], in Belgium^[36], founded in 2001^[37], headquartered in Brussels^[38] and People's Union^[19], a political party^[39], in Belgium^[40], founded in 1954^[41].

Death and Burial

Eric Defoort died on +2016-12-17T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in East Flanders^[4]. The cause of death was cancer^[42].

Why It Matters

Eric Defoort ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43]

FAQs

Where was Eric Defoort born?

Born in Ypres^[2], Eric Defoort…

Where did Eric Defoort die?

Eric Defoort died in East Flanders^[4].

What did Eric Defoort do for work?

Eric Defoort worked as historian^[6], politician^[7], and university teacher^[8].

Where did Eric Defoort go to school?

Eric Defoort was educated at Catholic University of Leuven^[12] and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven^[13].