Pieter Corbeels, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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book printer, resistance leader.
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About Pieter Corbeels
- Pieter Corbeels (Leuven, 12 March 1755 – Tournai, 21 June 1799) was a Belgian book printer and resistance leader.
- He was a founder of the Belgian based publishing company Brepols.
- He commanded part of the Brabantine forces during a revolt against the French Revolutionary regime known as the Boerenkrijg ("Peasants' War").
- For his role in the war he was executed.
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