Name: François Houtart (1925-2017)
Position: Professor
Organisation: National High Education Institution
Brief profile:
- Born in Brussels in 1925
- Having been ordained priest in 1949
- Holding a PhD in sociology from the Université Catholique de Louvain, and Honoris Causa Doctorate from the universities of Notre Dame (USA) and La Habana
- Emeritus profesor at the Université Catholique de Louvain
- Full profesor at the Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales del Ecuador (Quito)
- Having authored over 50 books
- One of the founders of the World Social Forum and a member of its International Council