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Zeger Bernhard van Espen
Zeger Bernhard van Espen (Espenius) (born at Leuven, 9 July 1646; died at Amersfoort, Netherlands, 2 October 1728) was a Belgian canonist.
Life.
He completed his higher studies at old University of Louvain, became priest in 1673, and doctor of civil and canon law in 1675. He soon began to teach canon law at the University where he was obliged to lecture only for six weeks during the summer vacation; the professor might explain one or other important chapter
Zeger
Zeger is a Dutch-language masculine given name. It is derived from the Germanic roots "sigi-" (victory) and "-her" (lord). Related spellings are "Seger", "Segher", "Sieger" and "Zeeger". People with the name include:
- Zeger
- Zeger III of Ghent (died 1227), Flemish noble
- Zeger II of Edingen (died 1364), Brabantian/Walloon Count
- Zeger Bernhard van Espen (1646–1728), Flemish