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Cogels, Henri
Identity
Category
Person (Male)
Alternative name or descriptor
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Amateur
Details
Life dates
Antwerp, 1849 - Antwerp, 1932
Activity
1888 - 1914 > Anvers
Jean Baptiste Henri Joseph Marie, ° 31.3.1849; + 3.4.1932. Person of independent means; son of John Cogels (1814-1885), landowner, property developer and politician. A set of 12 half-plate portraits of Congolese participating in the 1894 Antwerp universal exhibition is housed in the MAS - Museum aan de Stroom, Antwerp. "Mr Cogels has confined his laboratory to the centre of a building, such as to remove any natural light. So, with his powerful electrical installations, he has been lavish with artificial light throughout... Lighting and heating, all work on electricity" (Helios illustré, 15.2.1895, p. 306).
Cogels’ other passion was yachting; his yacht, the "Express", a model of which was displayed at the same exhibition, was described as "one of the largest and fastest vessels in our pleasure fleet" (Gazet van Antwerpen, 15.6.1894). Cogels was also a member of the sports committee of the "Royal Automobile Club Anversois" in 1899. Still a member of the ABP in 1922.
Jean Baptiste Henri Joseph Marie, ° 31.3.1849; + 3.4.1932. Person of independent means; son of John Cogels (1814-1885), landowner, property developer and politician. A set of 12 half-plate portraits of Congolese participating in the 1894 Antwerp universal exhibition is housed in the MAS - Museum aan de Stroom, Antwerp. "Mr Cogels has confined his laboratory to the centre of a building, such as to remove any natural light. So, with his powerful electrical installations, he has been lavish with artificial light throughout... Lighting and heating, all work on electricity" (Helios illustré, 15.2.1895, p. 306).
Cogels’ other passion was yachting; his yacht, the "Express", a model of which was displayed at the same exhibition, was described as "one of the largest and fastest vessels in our pleasure fleet" (Gazet van Antwerpen, 15.6.1894). Cogels was also a member of the sports committee of the "Royal Automobile Club Anversois" in 1899. Still a member of the ABP in 1922.
Locations
1888 - 1914 > Anvers
Exhibitions
Ghent, 1895.
Genres / subject matter
Techniques
Bibliography/Webography
Context
Affiliations
Affiliated entity
Association belge de Photographie
Type of affiliation
Member of
Dates of affiliation
1888 - 1914
Description of relationship
Management
Record source
DIRECTORY_1997#753
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation/revision
SFJ revised 28.7.2017, 9.4.2019 & 16.8.2024 based on information supplied by Michiel Demaeght; revised 7.9.2019; SFJ revised 3.2.2023 partly based on information supplied by Tamara Berghmans; MD revised 9.5.2023 & 10.11.2023