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Lovanium University

first university in the Belgian Congo
Organization University Q686833

Facts

12 properties

Identity

Instance of
university, organization[5]
Official name
Lovanium University[13]

Status and dates

Inception
1954[9]
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 1954 BnF data 1949 edition 2026-10-01 · fr-lo ↗
Dissolved, abolished or demolished
1971[10]
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 1971 GND (DNB) 1970 edition 2026-09-30 · CC0 1.0 ↗

Location

Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Belgian Congo[3][4]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Democratic Republic of the Congo[2]

Industry and activity

Industry
education, education[8]

People

Founder
Honoré Marie Louis Van Waeyenbergh[6]

Relations

Followed by
National University of Zaire[7]
Separated from
Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968)[11]
More facts +2
Language used
French[14]
Main subject
lifestance organisation[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lovanium University of Leopoldville en Université Lovanium en Lovanium en Lovanium University en Lovanium University of Kinshasa da Lovanium Universitet de Universität Lovanium es Universidad Lovanium fr université catholique Lovanium fr université Lovanium de Léopoldville he אוניברסיטת לובניום ja ロヴァニウム大学 nl Unaza nl UNIKIN pt Universidade de Lovanium ru Университет Лованиум zh 剛果魯汶大學
🔖 Identifiers · 14
ISNI
0000000119399881
VIAF cluster ID
133611292
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79097441
GND ID
9843-7
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Université de Kinshasa.JPG ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12005247v
Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)
0007J5444
Freebase ID
/m/03hkg1d
HAND ID
55DD-4925-97EB-A425-243F
IdRef ID
028162722
J9U entity ID
987007282824205171
Libraries Australia ID
35680851
Show all 14 identifiers +2
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000558817
Topic's main category
Category:Lovanium University

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🔗 Connections
Notable alumni 9
Juvénal Habyarimana, Étienne Tshisekedi, Mpinga Kasenda, V. Y. Mudimbe, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, Clémentine M. Faïk-Nzuji, Arthur Z'ahidi Ngoma, Pierre Pay-Pay wa Syakasighe +1 more
Country 2
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Belgian Congo
Instance of 2
university, organization
Employees / affiliates 1
Marcel Lihau
Followed by 1
National University of Zaire
Followed by (predecessor) 1
National University of Zaire
Separated from 1
Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968)
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Summary

Lovanium University is a university[1].

Related Entities

Democratic Republic of the Congo Étienne Tshisekedi Juvénal Habyarimana National University of Zaire organization university

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . odis.be. odis.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . odis.be. odis.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . odis.be. odis.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · Chandapiwa Malema · 2026-10-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Industry → education
    Official name → Lovanium University
    Language used → French
    "Created claim: Located in the administrative territorial entity: Democratic Republic of the Congo"
  2. 26d ago · Faith Nzubechukwu · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → first university in the Belgian Congo
    Industry → education
    "Created claim: Industry: education"
  3. 12w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    VIAF cluster ID → 133611292
    Country → Democratic Republic of the Congo, Belgian Congo
    J9U entity ID → 987007282824205171
    Commons category → Lovanium University
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: HAND ID: 55DD-4925-97EB-A425-243F, batch #269254"
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