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Gérard, Léon
Identity
Category
Person (Male)
Alternative name or descriptor
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Amateur
Details
Life dates
Brussels, 1855 - Brussels, 1927
Activity
1910 - 1914 > Bruxelles - Ixelles
Léon Jean Baptiste André, ° 8.11.1855; + 14.7.1927. Engineer. Second prize winner in the amateur category of an aeronautical photography competition organised by the "Aero Club d'Anvers", the results of which were displayed in the Hotel Legrelle until 2.2.1910 (Le Matin, 31.1.1910). In December 1913, Gérard delivered a presentation about a study trip he had made to Sardinia at the "Association des Ingénieurs sortis de l'Ecole Polytechnique de Bruxelles", enhanced by his own autochromes. Still a member of the ABP in 1922. One of his obituaries includes the following statement: "In aviation, Léon Gérard was, along with commander de Laminne, Verschaeve and lieutenant Nélis, one of the promoters of aerial photography, which was to provide so many services to the armed forces during the war" (La Nation Belge, 15.7.1927).
Léon Jean Baptiste André, ° 8.11.1855; + 14.7.1927. Engineer. Second prize winner in the amateur category of an aeronautical photography competition organised by the "Aero Club d'Anvers", the results of which were displayed in the Hotel Legrelle until 2.2.1910 (Le Matin, 31.1.1910). In December 1913, Gérard delivered a presentation about a study trip he had made to Sardinia at the "Association des Ingénieurs sortis de l'Ecole Polytechnique de Bruxelles", enhanced by his own autochromes. Still a member of the ABP in 1922. One of his obituaries includes the following statement: "In aviation, Léon Gérard was, along with commander de Laminne, Verschaeve and lieutenant Nélis, one of the promoters of aerial photography, which was to provide so many services to the armed forces during the war" (La Nation Belge, 15.7.1927).
Locations
1910 - 1914 > Bruxelles - Ixelles
Exhibitions
Liège, 1914 (including views taken from a balloon).
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Techniques
Bibliography/Webography
Context
Affiliations
Affiliated entity
Association belge de Photographie
Type of affiliation
Member of
Dates of affiliation
1914
Description of relationship
Management
Record source
DIRECTORY_2017#0176
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation/revision
SFJ new 23.7.2017; SFJ revised 8.3.2019; SFJ revised 7.10.2023 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght; MD revised 13.3.2023, 5.5.2023, 10.3.2024, 11.3.2024 & 18.11.2024