Lode Van Den Bergh
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Lode Van Den Bergh pseudonym
Aster Berkhof and Piet Visser, is a Belgian
writer. He is married to Nora Steyaert. He was born in Rijkevorsel
.
. He studied Germanic philology from 1938 until 1942 at the Catholic University of Leuven
, and in 1946 he obtained a PhD in philosophy
.
and Koekelberg. Finally he became a professor at the Saint Ignatius Faculty in Antwerp.
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
Aster Berkhof and Piet Visser, is a Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
writer. He is married to Nora Steyaert. He was born in Rijkevorsel
Rijkevorsel
Rijkevorsel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the town of Rijkevorsel, Achtel, Sint-Jozef-Rijkevorsel and Gammel. On January 1, 2006 Rijkevorsel had a total population of 10,674. The total area is 46.79 km² which gives a population density of...
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Education
He first went to the primary school in Rijkevorsel where his father was director. For his high school he went to the Klein Seminarie in HoogstratenHoogstraten
Hoogstraten is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the city of Hoogstraten proper and the towns of Meer, Meerle, Meersel-Dreef, Minderhout and Wortel,...
. He studied Germanic philology from 1938 until 1942 at the Catholic University of Leuven
Catholic University of Leuven
The Catholic University of Leuven, or of Louvain, was the largest, oldest and most prominent university in Belgium. The university was founded in 1425 as the University of Leuven by John IV, Duke of Brabant and approved by a Papal bull by Pope Martin V.During France's occupation of Belgium in the...
, and in 1946 he obtained a PhD in philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
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Career
He started his career as a monitor at the Catholic University of Leuven, subsequently he worked as a teacher at the Royal Athenaea in Antwerp, BrusselsBrussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
and Koekelberg. Finally he became a professor at the Saint Ignatius Faculty in Antwerp.