Eugène Goblet d'Alviella

Politician

1846 – 1925

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Who was Eugène Goblet d'Alviella?

Eugène Félicien Albert, Count Goblet d'Alviella was a lawyer, liberal senator of Belgium and a Professor of the history of religions and rector of the Universite Libre de Bruxelles. He was the father of Félix Goblet d'Alviella, a lawyer and director of the Revue de Belgique.

He became famous for this book The Migration of Symbols, which is one of the foundations of religious archeology. He was a freemason, a member of the lodge Les Amis Philanthropes, Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Belgium, and Grand Commander of the Supreme Council in 1900.

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Born
Aug 10, 1846
Ixelles
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  • Belgium
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Died
Sep 9, 1925
Ixelles

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on July 23, 2013

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