Georges LeMaitre (1894-1966) showed that religion and science -- or at least physics -- did not have to be incompatible. LeMaitre, born in Belgium, was a monsignor in the Catholic church.
Pierre Lemaitre, trans. from the French by Frank Wynne. Quercus/MacLehose, $24.99 (448p) ISBN 978-1-62365-903-5 Winner of the Prix Goncourt, Lemaitre’s assured, somber exploration of post-WWI ...