You receive a C2059 syntax error when you initialize a static data member of a template class

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   /* Compile options needed: none
   */ 

   #include <stdio.h>

   class Register {
   public:

       Register( const char* class_name )
       { printf("In Register ctor for class %s.\n", class_name); }
       ~Register()
       { printf("In Register dtor.\n"); }

   };

   template<class T>
   class Base {
   public:

       static Register r;

   };


  template<class T>
   Register Base<T>::r( "Base<T>" ); //Cause of C2059, C2063 and C2040

   // To work around the problem, comment the line above and
   // uncomment the following line:
   // Register Base<T>::r = Register("Base<T>");

   int main() {
       return 0;
   }