Dr. Godfrey Kurth (1847 - 1916)

Professor Kurth was a leading Belgian Catholic historian in the second half of the 19th century. His renown was such that the prestigious Catholic Encyclopedia featured more than a dozen contributions from him on a range of subjects. He completed his education at l’Ecole normale des Humanités de Liège (1868) and thereafter served as Professor of French at l’Athénée de Liège (1869–1872). He was also a Commander of the Order of Leopold and a Knight of the Order of Pius IX.