<b>1869 * Bruxelles, Rue Neuve, 9</b> Jules Emile, ° 10.3.1839; + 9.12.1908. Arrived on 15.9.1869 from Toulouse [Haute-Garonne, F] where he had run a studio since 1867 under the trade name "Photographie Sainte-Germaine", initially in partnership with a certain Cousin. Employee at Ladislas Straszak’s studio at this address. It is unclear when he left. Forgeot married his long-standing companion, a professional singer, in Liège in May 1876 but there is no proof that he operated there. He soon returned to France, operating successively in Paris and Asnières.