August Vanistendael
August Vanistendael (9 January 1917 – 8 September 2003) was a Belgian trade union leader and Catholic social activist. August Vanistendael was born in Birtley, Tyne and Wear, in England, Vanistendael grew up in Belgium, and began working as a clerk at BAC, the Christian labour movement bank. In 1938, he became the secretary of the Christian Union of Belgian Hospitality Workers, and then during the Nazi occupation he headed a union for workers in tourism.
August Vanistendael
- Born
- 1917 · Northumberland.
- Died
- 2003 · Leuven.
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Occupation
- poet · writer · trade unionist
- Honours
- Minister of State
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August Vanistendael (9 January 1917 – 8 September 2003) was a Belgian trade union leader and Catholic social activist. August Vanistendael was born in Birtley, Tyne and Wear, in England, Vanistendael grew up in Belgium, and began working as a clerk at BAC, the Christian labour movement bank. In 1938, he became the secretary of the Christian Union of Belgian Hospitality Workers, and then during the Nazi occupation he headed a union for workers in tourism.
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- 1.AUGUST VANISTENDAEL. ODIS.
- 2.Cellini, Jacopo. Universalism and Liberation: Italian Catholic Culture and the Idea of International Community, 1963–1978. Leuven University Press. 2017. 9462701083.
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