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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Biographie Coloniale Belge 1958, p. 714.
- 1 2 Biographie Coloniale Belge 1958, p. 715.
- ↑ Biographie Coloniale Belge 1958, pp. 714–5.
Bibliography
- "RUTTEN (Martin-Jean-Marie-René)" (PDF). Biographie Coloniale Belge. Vol. 5. Brussels: Académie Royale des Sciences Coloniales. 1958. pp. 714–5.