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[[File:Louis-Joseph-Boniface Defre LACMA M.80.277.36.jpg|thumb|Louis Defré, burgomaster of [[Uccle]], lithography by [[Félicien Rops]].]]
[[File:Louis-Joseph-Boniface Defre LACMA M.80.277.36.jpg|thumb|Louis Defré, burgomaster of [[Uccle]], lithography by [[Félicien Rops]].]]


'''Louis Defré''' (1816-1880), was a burgomaster mayor of [[Uccle]], Belgium, from 1864 to 1872, and deputy
'''Louis Defré''' (1816–1880), was a burgomaster mayor of [[Uccle]], Belgium, from 1864 to 1872, and deputy


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Louis Defré, was raised in a rigid catholic family and environment,<ref>Pol Delfosse, ''Dictionnaire historique de la laïcité belge''.</ref> and he studied at the new founded [[Catholic University of Leuven]].
Louis Defré, was raised in a rigid catholic family and environment,<ref>Pol Delfosse, ''Dictionnaire historique de la laïcité belge''.</ref> and he studied at the new founded [[Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968)|Catholic University of Leuven]].


He became in 1839 lawyer, and a member of the House of Representatives<ref>Jean-Luc De Paepe and Christiane Raindorf-Gérard, ''Le Parlement belge, 1831-1894. Données biographiques'', Brussels, 1996.</ref>.
He became in 1839 lawyer, and a member of the House of Representatives.<ref>Jean-Luc De Paepe and Christiane Raindorf-Gérard, ''Le Parlement belge, 1831-1894. Données biographiques'', Brussels, 1996.</ref>


Under the pseudonym of '''Maurice Voituron''' or '''Joseph Boniface''' he wrote pamphlets against the [[clericalism]], the [[Religious intolerance|Catholic intolerance]]<ref>Under the name of Joseph Boniface : ''L'intolérance catholique et les lettres pastorales'', Brussels, 1857.</ref> and the power of the Church in Belgium<ref>Pol Delfosse, ''Dictionnaire historique de la laïcité belge'', p. 86 : « Il a publié de nombreux pamphlets politiques qui connurent un grand success et dans lesquels il mettait en cause le pouvoir de l'Église ».</ref>.
Under the pseudonym of '''Maurice Voituron''' or '''Joseph Boniface''' he wrote pamphlets against the [[clericalism]], the [[Religious intolerance|Catholic intolerance]]<ref>Under the name of Joseph Boniface : ''L'intolérance catholique et les lettres pastorales'', Brussels, 1857.</ref> and the power of the Church in Belgium.<ref>Pol Delfosse, ''Dictionnaire historique de la laïcité belge'', p. 86 : « Il a publié de nombreux pamphlets politiques qui connurent un grand success et dans lesquels il mettait en cause le pouvoir de l'Église ».</ref>


In his honor, his name was given to an avenue of Uccle, the "Avenue De Fré".
In his honor, his name was given to an avenue of Uccle, the "{{Ill|Avenue De Fré|fr}}".


== Publications ==
== Publications ==
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== Publications under the pseudonym Joseph Boniface ==
== Publications under the pseudonym Joseph Boniface ==
* ''De l'influence du dogme catholique sur la politique nationale, Brussels, 1855.
* ''De l'influence du dogme catholique sur la politique nationale'', Brussels, 1855.
* ''L'intolérance catholique et les lettres pastorales'', Brussels, 1857.
* ''L'intolérance catholique et les lettres pastorales'', Brussels, 1857.
* ''Tiel Uylenspiegel patriote'', Brussels, 1860.
* ''Tiel Uylenspiegel patriote'', Brussels, 1860.
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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Louis Defré, burgomaster of Uccle, lithography by Félicien Rops.

Louis Defré (1816–1880), was a burgomaster mayor of Uccle, Belgium, from 1864 to 1872, and deputy

Biography

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Louis Defré, was raised in a rigid catholic family and environment,[1] and he studied at the new founded Catholic University of Leuven.

He became in 1839 lawyer, and a member of the House of Representatives.[2]

Under the pseudonym of Maurice Voituron or Joseph Boniface he wrote pamphlets against the clericalism, the Catholic intolerance[3] and the power of the Church in Belgium.[4]

In his honor, his name was given to an avenue of Uccle, the "Avenue De Fré [fr]".

Publications

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  • Influence épiscopale: Réponse à M. Prosper Cornesse, ministre de la justice par Louis de Fré, Brussels, 1871.

Publications under the pseudonym of Maurice Voituron

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  • Le Parti libéral joué par le Parti catholique, dans la question de l'enseignement supérieur ou Ce que coûte aux contribuables l'Université cléricale de Louvain : épitre à Mgr. De Ram, Brussels by Périchon, 1850.

Publications under the pseudonym Joseph Boniface

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  • De l'influence du dogme catholique sur la politique nationale, Brussels, 1855.
  • L'intolérance catholique et les lettres pastorales, Brussels, 1857.
  • Tiel Uylenspiegel patriote, Brussels, 1860.
  • Biographie anecdotique, par un ami d'enfance, Brussels, 1881.

Bibliography

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  • J. Francis, Uccle et ses bourgmestres, Bruxelles, 1979, pp. 179–182.
  • Pol Delfosse, Dictionnaire historique de la laïcité belge.
  • Jean-Luc De Paepe and Christiane Raindorf-Gérard, Le Parlement belge, 1831-1894. Données biographiques, Brussels, 1996.

Notes

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  1. ^ Pol Delfosse, Dictionnaire historique de la laïcité belge.
  2. ^ Jean-Luc De Paepe and Christiane Raindorf-Gérard, Le Parlement belge, 1831-1894. Données biographiques, Brussels, 1996.
  3. ^ Under the name of Joseph Boniface : L'intolérance catholique et les lettres pastorales, Brussels, 1857.
  4. ^ Pol Delfosse, Dictionnaire historique de la laïcité belge, p. 86 : « Il a publié de nombreux pamphlets politiques qui connurent un grand success et dans lesquels il mettait en cause le pouvoir de l'Église ».
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