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Willy De Clercq

1927 - 2011

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Willy Clarisse Elvire Hector, Viscount De Clercq (8 July 1927 – 28 October 2011) was a Belgian liberal politician. De Clercq was born in Ghent, son of Frans de Clercq. After his law and notariat studies at the University of Ghent and a scholarship at Syracuse University (Syracuse, United States), De Clerq became a lawyer at the Court of appeal in Ghent and a professor at Ghent University and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Although he could have had a successful career in law, he got into politics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Willy De Clercq is the 16,032nd most popular politician (down from 15,235th in 2019), the 735th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 682nd in 2019) and the 140th most popular Belgian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Willy De Clercq ranks 16,032 out of 19,576. Before him are Diosdado Cabello, Dan Coats, Policarpo Paz García, Ram Vilas Paswan, Félix Paiva, and María Teresa Fernández de la Vega. After him are Iakoba Italeli, Arta Dade, Mustafa Subhi, Bill Bradley, Hlothhere of Kent, and Lindsay Hoyle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Willy De Clercq ranks 385. Before him are Dorothy Manley, Heini Walter, Nancy Dupree, Gerard Cieślik, Gábor Benedek, and Vince Boryla. After him are Dell Hymes, Peter Mark Richman, Helmut Zilk, József Sákovics, Elio Morille, and Henry Spira. Among people deceased in 2011, Willy De Clercq ranks 372. Before him are Vitaly Tseshkovsky, Ernő Solymosi, Giovanni Saldarini, Edmundo Ros, Yoshihiro Hamaguchi, and Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck. After him are Juliano Mer-Khamis, Zyzz, Liviu Ciulei, Kuno Klötzer, Roberto Lippi, and Marianna Nagy.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Willy De Clercq ranks 735 out of 1,190. Before him are Paul Van Asbroeck (1874), Axel Merckx (1972), Robert Van de Walle (1954), Henri Cohen (1900), Thomas Meunier (1991), and George Koltanowski (1903). After him are Karel De Gucht (1954), Marc Millecamps (1950), Greg (1931), Dana Winner (1965), Bob Baetens (1930), and August Hellemans (1907).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Willy De Clercq ranks 140. Before him are Sylvain Van de Weyer (1802), Jules d'Anethan (1803), Jules de Trooz (1857), Paul de Smet de Naeyer (1843), Jules Vandenpeereboom (1843), and Victor Leemans (1901). After him are Karel De Gucht (1954), Maggie De Block (1962), Aloys Van de Vyvere (1871), Stefan Everts (1972), Anne-Marie Lizin (1949), and Petra De Sutter (1963).

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