The New International Encyclopædia/Delbœuf, Joseph Remi Léopold

DELBŒUF, dĕl′bẽf′, Joseph Remi Léopold (1831-96). A Belgian philosopher, born in Liège. In 1860 he became an instructor in the Normal School of his native town, in 1863-66 was professor of philosophy in Ghent, and from 1866 held a chair in Liège. His works include: De la moralité en littérature (1861); De la psychologie comme science naturelle, son présent et son avenir (1875); and Le sommeil et les rêves (1885).