In which year was KU Leuven's predecessor, the Catholic University of Malines, founded?
1834
1859
1817
1875
Answer
The Catholic University of Malines, which later split into KU Leuven and UCLouvain, was founded in 1834 by Pope Gregory XVI and the bishops of Belgium.
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