Felix Deckx

Felix Deckx graduated as Master in History and Master of Teaching in Arts and Humanities at KU Leuven in 2021. For his master's thesis, which explored the role of sulfone treatment in three Catholic Belgian-Congolese leprosaria in the Equator province between 1940 and 1960, Felix received the Pieter Van Foreest Science Prize. During the 2021-2022 school year, he worked as "history" and "social studies" teacher in Flemish secondary education. From October 2022 onwards, he prepares a dissertation as PhD candidate of the Research Foundation – Flanders at KU Leuven, within the Cultural History since 1750 Research Group. Elaborating on his master's research, this project looks at the evolution of treatment, experience and sociocultural significance of leprosy in Congo between 1930 and 1980.