Wilhelmus

in Kmec, Sonja; Peporte, Pit (Eds.) Lieux de mémoire au Luxembourg. eux d'échelles. Erinnerungsorte in Luxemburg. Perspektivenwechsel (2012)

Will the Skill-Premium in the Netherlands Rise the Next Decades?

in Applied Economics (2007)

William Penny Brookes – the Founding Father of the Modern Pentathlon?

in Sport in History (2014), 34(1), 7589

For a long time William Penny Brookes’ influence on the re-establishment of the Olympic Games has been neglected thanks to a focus on Pierre de Coubertin’s creative force. Meanwhile Brookes’ general work ... [more ▼]

For a long time William Penny Brookes’ influence on the re-establishment of the Olympic Games has been neglected thanks to a focus on Pierre de Coubertin’s creative force. Meanwhile Brookes’ general work for the Olympic movement has been officially acknowledged by the IOC. However, the British origins have not been proved yet for the modern pentathlon, which is – just like the Olympics – widely presented to be Coubertin’s child. The two sport officials had been in touch since the 1890s and while the Olympic Games did not include the modern pentathlon before 1912, a pentathlon was organised as early as 1868 on the occasion of the Wenlock Games. This combined event did not have the same shape as the later modern pentathlon, but the ideological similarities are as obvious as Brookes’ general impact on Coubertin. By analysing historical documents located in the IOC Archives in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Archives of the Wenlock Olympian Society in Much Wenlock, UK, and the National Archives of Sweden in Stockholm, this study aims to trace to what extent Brookes and the Much Wenlock Games impacted upon the birth of the modern pentathlon. Thus, the study reinterprets the genesis of a 100-year-old Olympic sport that has, until today, been exclusively dedicated to Coubertin. [less ▲]

Willibrord comme saint; Aspects de la constitution de son image hagiographique au haut Moyen Âge

Conference given outside the academic context (2019)

This communication was given in the context of the launch of a new book of saint Willibrord, archbishop of Utrecht and fouder of the abbey of Echternach (obit 739). This book, édite by the Luxembourg ... [more ▼]

This communication was given in the context of the launch of a new book of saint Willibrord, archbishop of Utrecht and fouder of the abbey of Echternach (obit 739). This book, édite by the Luxembourg School of Religion and Society, is a comic strip, purporting to relate the life and career of Willibrord. The him of my presentation was to provide a lay audience with informations about the nature of the main narrative sources on Willibrord, i.e. hagiographical sources, and about what we know of their authors' agenda. These sources (extracts from Bede's Historia ecclesiastical written ca. 730 and the Life of Willibrord by Alcuin, written ca. 795) have been extremely influential in shaping the perception we have of the saint. The text of this contribution will be developped into an online publication. [less ▲]

Willibrord: entre histoire et hagiographie : Aspects de la représentation du saint au Moyen Âge

Presentation (2020, February 05)

Building on the presentation given in Novembre 2019 on the occasion of the book-launch of the comic strip on Willibrord, published by the LSRS, this presentation delved deeper into the construction of the ... [more ▼]

Building on the presentation given in Novembre 2019 on the occasion of the book-launch of the comic strip on Willibrord, published by the LSRS, this presentation delved deeper into the construction of the hagiographic figure of saint Willibrord by early authors. This presentation was given as part of a half-day formation for pastoral staff on Willibrord and Echternach at the Luxembourg School of Religion and Society. [less ▲]

Willingness to support the elderly: The view of adult children and the elderly

in Abstract paper of the XXIX International Congress of Psychology. Berlin, Germany (2007)

Win, Lose, or Draw? Blue-Chip Artists and the Market in 2016. Blouin Art+Auction, Databank

Diverse speeches and writings (2017)

Wind Music and Music Education. Aspects. Observations

Scientific Conference (2012, July 13)

Wind music and scholarship. IGEB and WASBE

Scientific Conference (2019, July 13)

Wind Music during the Nazi occupation in Luxembourg from 1940 to 1944

Scientific Conference (2020, December 18)

From 1940 to 1944 Luxembourg was governed by the National Socialist regime. Besides the many human destinies, social life also had to bear the consequences. The keyword is "Gleichschaltung" (co-ordination ... [more ▼]

From 1940 to 1944 Luxembourg was governed by the National Socialist regime. Besides the many human destinies, social life also had to bear the consequences. The keyword is "Gleichschaltung" (co-ordination). In my lecture, I will provide some examples to show how this abusive and arbitrary interference affected the activities of the music associations. [less ▲]