Thomas Bouquillon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Bouquillon

Belgian theologian

Date of Birth: 16-May-1840

Place of Birth: Warneton, Hauts-de-France, France

Date of Death: 05-Nov-1902

Profession: theologian

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Thomas-Joseph Bouquillon (16 May 1840 in Warneton, Belgium – 5 November 1902 in Brussels, Belgium) was a Belgian Catholic theologian.
At the time of his death, he was professor of moral theology in the Catholic University of America. He was one of the most eminent theologians of his time, a man of prodigious erudition in theology, history of theology, church history, canon law, and bibliography.
Bouquillon was active and influential in the organization of the Catholic Universities of Lille and Washington.
He supported the views of Archbishop John Ireland and Edward McGlynn.
He warned against appeals to Rome in moral matters when that substituted for grappling with the issues.