Background
Coppens, Charles was born on May 24, 1835 in Turnhout, Belgium. Son of Peter Hubert and Caroline (Vaes) Coppens.
Coppens, Charles was born on May 24, 1835 in Turnhout, Belgium. Son of Peter Hubert and Caroline (Vaes) Coppens.
Educated St. Joseph’s College, Turnhout. St. Saint Louis University. Fordham University, New York.
Joined Society of Jesus, 1853.
Professor Latin and Greek, St. Saint Louis University, 1855-1859, St. Xavier College, Cincinnati, 1859-1862, Normal School, Florissant, Missouri, 1865-1875. Professor Latin, Greek and English, St. Saint Louis University, 1875-1880. President St. Mary’s College, Kansas, 1881-1884.
Professor philosophy, Detroit College, 1886-1891, Creighton U., Omaha, 1896-1805. Lectured meanwhile on medical jurisprudence, later in Chicago. Now professor philosophy and history of philosophy, Loyola University, Chicago.