Marc Vervenne
Marc Vervenne | |
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| Rector of KU Leuven | |
| In office 1 August 2005 – 31 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | André Oosterlinck |
| Succeeded by | Mark Waer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 April 1949 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |
| Profession | Professor of Biblical studies |
| Website | www |
Marc Vervenne (born on 16 April 1949) is a
theologian
.
From August 2005 till July 2009 he was the
Human sciences group. On 3 December 2008 the university announced that he would not serve a second term.[1] On 1 August 2009 Mark Waer
became the new rector.
Early life
Born in Ypres, Belgium, Vervenne first went to the seminary to become a priest, but quit in 1973. He then started work in the construction industry as lorry driver. Later, he studied theology in Leuven and in 1986 he received his PhD in Theology. He's a specialist of the Old Testament. He is visiting scholar at the universities of Lille (France) and Kinshasa (Congo).
Marc Vervenne is married to Christine De Roo and they have three children: Hannes (1978), Hilke (1980) and Bastiaan (1983).
References
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20120901230454/http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/1344/Onderwijs/article/detail/526722/2008/12/03/Geen-tweede-mandaat-voor-KUL-rector-Vervenne.dhtml. Archived from the original on 2012-09-01.
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