Baisieux, Jules (& Cie)

Identity

Category

Person (Male)

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Status

  • Amateur / Connected

Details

Life dates

Tournai, 1862 - ?, ?

Activity

1893 - 1900 Bruxelles, Place Sainte-Catherine, 32 (private)
Jules Louis Ghislain, ° 5.9.1862. Industrialist. Founder member of the “Photoclub de Louvain”. Founder member and commissioner of the “Photo-Club de Belgique” (no forename) until 1903-1904. Patent of 6.2.1895 [A. & J. Baisieux] for a “strap for securing boxes containing photographic plates and photographic films”. Gave several talks and demonstrations at the "Cercle d'études photographiques et scientifiques d'Anvers" and might have even been a member in 1900. Gave a talk on colour photography to the "Photo-Club de Belgique" on 19.10.1898.
1895 * - 1898 / Bruxelles - Schaerbeek, Chaussée de Haecht, 95 / Rue Cornet de Grez, 5 (steam-powered factory)
Successor: du Bois d'Aische Adrien
Cameras and supplies for photographers. Manufacturer of photographic plates and film, in partnership with his brother under the trade name "Baisieux Frères". Production of plates ceased in 1898.
1900 - 1903 / Bruxelles-Schaerbeek, Rue Vondel, 36
Camera and photograph dealer. Wholesale supplier. In 1901-1904, general agent for the Van Monckhoven firm.
1903 * - 1912 Bruxelles - Schaerbeek, Rue de la Poste, 224
Cameras and supplies. Photograph dealer. Member of the “Photo-Club de Schaerbeek” by 1902; subsequently committee member ("économe"), 1903-1904.

Locations

1893 - 1900 Bruxelles, Place Sainte-Catherine, 32 (private)
1895 * - 1898 / Bruxelles - Schaerbeek, Chaussée de Haecht, 95 / Rue Cornet de Grez, 5 (steam-powered factory)
1900 - 1903 / Bruxelles-Schaerbeek, Rue Vondel, 36
1903 * - 1912 Bruxelles - Schaerbeek, Rue de la Poste, 224

Exhibitions

Louvain, 1900 (gold medal); Antwerp (CEPSA), 1903 (Lumière process colour photographs); Malines, 1903.

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Affiliated entity

Association belge de Photographie

Type of affiliation

Member of

Dates of affiliation

1894 - 1900

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Management

Record source

DIRECTORY_1997#5036

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Dates of creation/revision

SFJ revised 7.2.2017; SFJ revised 25.8.2020, 5.9.2020 & 27.1.2024 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght; SFJ revised 5.5.2024 & 6.6.2024 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght; MD revised 25.3.2021, 20.4.2021, 5.7.2021, 1.3.2023 & 17.5.2024

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