Lodewijk Jan "Lode" Wils was a Belgian historian and academic. He studied at the Catholic University of Leuven and became a professor of history at KU Leuven following the split between the French and Dutch-language universities, serving in this role until 1995. His works are archived at the Archive for National Movements.
Essential reading for anyone interested in the confusing and convoluted histories of the low countries (Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg and bits of France and Germany thrown in for good measure). This is the view from within, patiently and confidently described for people from within (to my knowledge -and this is very unfortunate- there does not seem to be a translation in any of the major European languages, more is the pity). cl