Carlo Bronne Explained

Baron Carlo Bronne (29 May 1901 - 25 July 1987) was a Belgian historian, magistrate and writer. He was born on 29 May 1901 in Liège and died on 25 July 1987 in Villance.

Biography

Born in Liège, Carlo Bronne was a writer made Baron of Belgium, he mainly wrote about the history of his home country, he was a member of the Institut de France and the Académie royale de langue et de littérature françaises de Belgique, and occupied the seat of Georges Virrès in the latter.

He signed the petition La Wallonie en alerte in 1947, a petition demanding that Wallonia's number of seats in the national assembly would not be revised after the census showed that it was now a minority compared to Flanders in Belgium until a settlement could be found.

In 1975, he becomes the recipient of the Prix quinquennal de litterature for all of his works.

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