EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

• Universit� Libre de Bruxelles
• Vrije Universiteit Brussel
• Katholieke Universiteit Brussel

Location:
Brussels, Belgium

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jules Bordet	Scientist	13-Jun-1870	6-Apr-1961	Researched antibodies and antigens
Philippe Busquin	Politician	6-Jan-1941		EU Commissioner for Research, 1999-2004
William M. Drozdiak	Journalist	c. 1949		American Council on Germany
John D. Hardy, Jr.	Attorney	c. 1944		O'Melveny & Myers
Enver Hoxha	Head of State	16-Oct-1908	11-Apr-1985	Ruler of Albania, 1944-85
Henri La Fontaine	Activist	22-Apr-1854	14-May-1943	Belgian activist, Nobel Prize recipient
Ronald S. Lauder	Business	26-Feb-1944		US Ambassador to Austria, 1986-87
Doyle McManus	Journalist	c. 1952		LA Times Washington bureau chief
Judith Miller	Journalist	2-Jan-1948		Credulous NY Times WMD maven
Stanford Moore	Chemist	4-Sep-1913	23-Aug-1982	Amino-acid analyzer
Ilya Prigogine	Chemist	25-Jan-1917	28-May-2003	Theory of dissipative structures
Martin Rodbell	Scientist	1-Dec-1925	7-Dec-1998	G-protein cell signal transmission
Victor Schertzinger	Film Director	8-Apr-1890	26-Oct-1941	Road to Singapore
Paul-Henri Spaak	Head of State	25-Jan-1899	31-Jul-1972	Belgian Prime Minister, NATO chief
Toots Thielemans	Jazz Musician	29-Apr-1922	22-Aug-2016	Blues harmonica player
Frances E. Willis	Diplomat	20-May-1899	1983	First Female US Ambassador

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jules Bordet	Scientist	13-Jun-1870	6-Apr-1961	Researched antibodies and antigens
Philippe Busquin	Politician	6-Jan-1941		EU Commissioner for Research, 1999-2004
Albert Claude	Scientist	23-Aug-1899	22-May-1983	Microstructure of the cell
Otto Loewi	Scientist	3-Jun-1873	25-Dec-1961	Acetylcholine as a neurotransmitter
Auguste Piccard	Physicist	28-Jan-1884	24-Mar-1962	First man in the stratosphere
Ilya Prigogine	Chemist	25-Jan-1917	28-May-2003	Theory of dissipative structures

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Albert Claude	Scientist	23-Aug-1899	22-May-1983	Microstructure of the cell
Henri La Fontaine	Activist	22-Apr-1854	14-May-1943	Belgian activist, Nobel Prize recipient

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