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The Old University of Leuven (or of Louvain) is the name historians give to the university, ... Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594), the celebrated mapmaker, ...
The school was founded in 1843 by canon Constant van Crombrugghe, founder of the Congregation of the Josephites, on the site of the former Trinity College, Leuven.The main entrance to the school is located on the edge of the Old Market, the rear of the school is at the Father Damien Square, where the mortal remains of Blessed Damien of Molokai rest in the crypt of the St. Anthony Church.
Gerardus Mercator (/ dʒ ɪ ˈ r ɑːr d ə s m ɜːr ˈ k eɪ t ər /; [a] [b] [c] 5 March 1512 – 2 December 1594) [d] was a Flemish geographer, cosmographer and cartographer.He is most renowned for creating the 1569 world map based on a new projection which represented sailing courses of constant bearing (rhumb lines) as straight lines—an innovation that is still employed in nautical charts.
Arras College (founded 1508) was a college at the Old University of Leuven that provided accommodation for poor students in the Liberal Arts who intended to train for the priesthood. The founder was Nicolaus Ruterius, Bishop of Arras, a native of the Duchy of Luxembourg who had been chancellor of the university and provost of St. Peter's Church ...
Jodocus Hondius (Latinized version of his Dutch name: Joost de Hondt) (17 October 1563 – 12 February 1612) was a Flemish and Dutch engraver and cartographer.He is sometimes called Jodocus Hondius the Elder to distinguish him from his son Jodocus Hondius II.
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Musk and Ramaswamy said in their op-ed that they planned to go after expired federal expenditures. According to the Congressional Budget Office, $516 billion worth of federal appropriations in ...
Saint Ivo's College (founded 1483) was a college at the Old University of Leuven that provided accommodation and facilities for poor students in the Faculty of Law. The founder was Robertus de Lacu, originally from Ghent, who had been professor of canon law since 1463.