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Old University of Leuven alumni

  • ErasmusDesiderius Erasmus was born in Rotterdam on the 27th or the 28th of October, likely around 1466. His parents could not legally marry because his father…
  • Andreas VesaliusAndries van Wesel was born on the 31st of December 1514 in Brussels. His family had served three generations of Habsburg emperors as physicians and…
  • John DeeJohn Dee was born in the Tower Ward of London on the 13th of July 1527. His father Rowland Dee served as a mercer and courtier to Henry VIII.
  • Gerardus MercatorGeert Kremer arrived in the world on the 5th of March 1512 within the village of Rupelmonde. His father Hubert worked as a shoemaker while his mother…
  • Damião de GóisOn the 2nd of February 1502, Damião de Góis entered a world that would shape his entire existence. He was born in Alenquer, Portugal, to Rui Dias de Góis and…