Statue of Pieter De Somer, erected in 1989 in Leuven, by artist Vic Gentils.

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The modern bronze statue represents the Leuven biologist and physician Pieter De Somer (1917-1985). The …

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Before Cardinal Danneels inaugurated the Pieter De Somer auditorium in 1989, then-rector Dillemans unveiled the statue of Piet De Somer in the forecourt, created by artist Vic Gentils.

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Note: De Somer was not the first rector of the University of Leuven. That existed many centuries ago. He was, however, the first of the current, divided Catholic University of …

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