Belgian Cardinal Désiré-Joseph Mercier visits New York City, New York, U.S.A., 1919

Surrounded by a crowd of people, Belgian Cardinal Désiré-Joseph Mercier with New York's Archbishop Patrick Hayes and New York City Mayor John Francis Hylan in New York City. Later at Columbia University, Mercier receives an honorary degree from University President Nicholas Murray Butler. New York, U.S.A., 1919. Désiré Félicien François Joseph Mercier was a Belgian cardinal of the Catholic Church and a noted scholar. A Thomist scholar, he had several of his works translated into other European languages. He was known for his book, Les origines de la psychologie contemporaine.