Désiré de Haerne
Désiré de Haerne | |
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Lithograph after an 1858 photograph by Brandt & Detrez | |
| Born | Désiré-Pierre-Antoine de Haerne 4 July 1804 |
| Died | 22 March 1890 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Belgium |
| Occupation(s) | politician, catholic priest |
| Known for | signer of Belgian constitution |
| Political party | catholic democrat |
Désiré de Haerne (4 July 1804 – 22 March 1890) was a Catholic priest, who was one of the signers of the Belgian constitution. He also founded the St John's Catholic School for the Deaf, which today is located in Boston Spa, West Yorkshire, and he was for a time director of the Royal Institution for Deaf (and Dumb Girls) in Brussels, Belgium.