Paul Kempeneers

Paul Kempeneers was a Belgian philologist and linguist.
As a teacher, he published mostly didactic works, such as guides to correct Dutch, books about Dutch spelling and Dutch grammar. In 1970 he wrote a science fiction novel for children, named "Phantoms from space".
In 1982, he was promoted to doctor in the philology of Germanic languages, with an essay on the hydronymy of the rivers Dijle and Nete. He became the principal of a school for adult education in 1984.
From the second half of the seventies on, he mainly wrote books and publications about the history of the municipality Tienen. During the 90s, he also covered the history of surrounding cities in the province of Flemish Brabant, such as Landen, Zoutleeuw, and parts of Linter.
Kempeneers died on 20 August 2025, at the age of 89.

Publications

School publications

Series Toponymica, K.U.Leuven

Series Nomina geographica flandrica, K.U.Leuven

Royal Commission for Toponymy and Dialectology, Brussels

Works of the Hagelands Historisch Documentatiecentrum

Other publications

Appears in 2007