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  Key figures in Verviers :
Writers
 
To find out more about these writers (listed in alphabetical order), click on their name.

You will see one or more photos and a complete description (only in French).

A great way to discover Verviers’ key figures !


Le monument BONJEAN à la Baraque Michel
 


BLAVIER, André
Born in Verviers (Hodimont) on 23.10.1922 - a matter of little consequence to him - and therefore a Walloon, which he accepts with good grace...


BONJEAN, Albert
A lawyer, he published his first works as early as twenty years of age; he contributed to the Almanach...


FELLER, Jules
Familiar with the history of language, and of the Walloon dialect in particular, Jules Feller (28.02.1859 - 29.04.1940) was an uncontested master in the areas of toponymy and dialectology...


KLINKENBERG, Jean-Marie
Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy and the Arts at the University of Liege, Jean-Marie Klinkenberg (born in Verviers in 1945) proudly proclaims his Verviers roots...


PIRENNE, Henri
Henri Pirenne (23.12.1862 - 24.10.1935) is the greatest historian ever known to Belgium...


SANTE, Luc
Luc Sante was born in Verviers on 25/05/1954; he emigrated to the United States with his parents when he was a child...


WYNANTS, Jacques
Jacques Wynants (27.05.1914 - 13.04.1987) was a great union leader; his influence was felt in all Verviers circles...


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