Thomas De Koninck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Thomas De Koninck

Canadian philosopher

Date of Birth: 26-Mar-1934

Place of Birth: Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium

Profession: writer, university teacher, philosopher

Nationality: Canada, Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Thomas De Koninck (born 1934 in Leuven, Belgium) is a philosopher from Québec. After studying at Oxford (M.A.), Université Laval (Ph.D), and Freie Universität Berlin, he became Professor at University of Notre Dame (1960–1964) in the United States and at Université Laval (1964– ) in Québec.
A well-known rumor posits that as a child he inspired Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's character The Little Prince when Saint-Exupéry was living in the house of Charles De Koninck in Québec city, in 1942.