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Born in England during the First World War, of Belgian parents with partly German roots, I grew up in the cosmopolitan city of Antwerp, where I had the benefit of a classical education taught in the two national languages of Belgium: French and Dutch.
Christian de Duve
Christian de Duve
Christian de Duve
Born: Oct 2, 1917
Died: May 4, 2013

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