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D'Hont, Frédéric
Identity
Category
Person (Male)
Alternative name or descriptor
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Amateur
Details
Life dates
London [GB], 1862 - Courtrai, 1903
Activity
1889 - 1903 + Courtrai
° 22.9.1862; + 8.1.1903. Founder and director of the "Laboratoire communal de Courtrai", a municipal laboratory for research into new agricultural processes. Founded the dairy schools in Belgium. Photomicrographs of oilseed meal, taken jointly with Félicien Moreau and awarded a gold medal at the "Exposition Internationale d'Agriculture et d'Horticulture" in Luxembourg in 1891. President of the "Société Photographique de Courtrai" in 1893-1895. One of the founders and the first president of the Courtrai section of the ABP, 1897-1903.
° 22.9.1862; + 8.1.1903. Founder and director of the "Laboratoire communal de Courtrai", a municipal laboratory for research into new agricultural processes. Founded the dairy schools in Belgium. Photomicrographs of oilseed meal, taken jointly with Félicien Moreau and awarded a gold medal at the "Exposition Internationale d'Agriculture et d'Horticulture" in Luxembourg in 1891. President of the "Société Photographique de Courtrai" in 1893-1895. One of the founders and the first president of the Courtrai section of the ABP, 1897-1903.
Locations
1889 - 1903 + Courtrai
Exhibitions
Brussels, 1891 ("F. D'Hont and Fl. Moreau"); Ghent, 1892 (under the title "Laboratoire communal de Courtrai"; 10 frames each containing 24 photomicrographs); Courtrai, 1893 (competition animals; micrographs jointly with Félicien Moreau); Bruges, 1894; Courtrai, 1894; Courtrai, 1897.
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Affiliations
Affiliated entity
Association belge de Photographie
Type of affiliation
Member of
Dates of affiliation
1889 - 1903
Description of relationship
Management
Record source
DIRECTORY_1997#1555
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Dates of creation/revision
SFJ revised 9.11.2018; SFJ revised 21.1.2019, 22.9.2019, 4.4.2020, 30.10.2020 & 15.6.2023 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght; MD revised 20.10.2023