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[ULB Medicine Faculty during world war 1914-1918]
1ULB. robertaskenasi@gmail.com
Revue Medicale De Bruxelles
|February 11, 2014
Summary
Despite the German occupation closing universities, the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Medicine Faculty continued its missions in Brussels. Faculty members taught, researched, and published, preparing for post-war medical education.
Area of Science:
- Medical History
- Higher Education
- World War I Studies
Context:
- German occupation of Belgian universities during World War I.
- Focus on Antoine Depage and the ambulance de l'Océan in La Panne.
- Limited historical attention to medical faculty activities in German-occupied Brussels.
Purpose:
- To investigate the resilience and continuity of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Medicine Faculty during German occupation.
- To document the teaching, research, and administrative activities of the ULB Medicine Faculty in Brussels.
- To challenge the narrative that faculty activities were solely confined to "Free Belgium".
Summary:
- The ULB Medicine Faculty maintained its operations in Brussels during German occupation.
- Key faculty members continued teaching, research, and publishing academic work.
- The faculty held sessions in 1914, 1915, and 1918, planning for future medical education.
Impact:
- Highlights the perseverance of academic institutions under duress.
- Provides a more comprehensive understanding of medical education during WWI.
- Underscores the contributions of Brussels-based faculty during the occupation.
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