Staf de Clerq was born September 16, 1884 in Everbeek. Trained as a teacher he joined a Flemish patriotic party in World War I. He served as a Flemish Nationalist parliamentary member 1919-32 and 1936-40. In October 1936, he formed the Vlaamsch Nationaal Verbond' (VNV). He died at Ghent on October 22, 1942.
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