Lode Wils

Lodewijk "Lode" Jan Wils (19 March 1929 – 10 December 2024) was a Belgian university professor and historian. 

Wils studied law and history at the Catholic University of Leuven (later KU Leuven). He became a professor of history at the same university and taught there until 1995. He published on nation-building, Christian democracy and the Flemish Movement, including groundbreaking and award-winning works. One of his main works includes the biography of Frans Van Cauwelaert. His last work Vlaamse beweging, sociale beweging was published in 2023. Wils is known for his strong opinions.

Wils died on 10 December 2024, at the age of 95.

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Category:Belgian historians
Category:1929 births
Category:2024 deaths
Category:People from Antwerp
Category:Place of death missing