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- ↑ Biographie nationale du pays de Luxembourg: Fascicule 2, p. 466 BNL
- ↑ Nicolas Als, Robert L. Philippart: La Chambre des Députés, Histoire et Lieux de Travail, Chambre des Députés du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, 1994, p. 524
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