FRANCOIS LAURENT
\fɹˈanswɑː lˈɔːɹənt], \fɹˈanswɑː lˈɔːɹənt], \f_ɹ_ˈa_n_s_w_ɑː l_ˈɔː_ɹ_ə_n_t]\
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A Belgian jurist and historical writer; born at Luxemburg, July 8, 1810; died at Ghent, Feb. 11, 1887. His works on law, municipal and international, are written with great breadth of view. He wrote several works in defense of Liberal principles against the Clericals, among them one "On the Passion of Catholics for Liberty" (1850); and "Letters on the Jesuits" (1865).
By Charles Dudley Warner
