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Leirens, Léon
Identity
Category
Person (Male)
Alternative name or descriptor
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Amateur
Details
Life dates
Ghent, 1852 - Ghent, 1931
Activity
1875 - 1914 > Gand
Léon Charles, ° 14.4.1852; + 18.5.1931. Engineer. He ran, in conjunction with his brother, a chemical factory "S.A. La Lys" in Ghent - Ledeberg and was a director ("administrateur") of the "Banque de Flandre et de Gand" and "Sucrerie de Moerbeke-Waes". He was chairman of the "Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Gand", 1913-1931. Member of the ABP from 13.7.1875. Knight of the Order of Leopold. Still a member of the ABP in 1922. Father of Charles Leirens (1888 - 1963), musician, first director of the "Palais des Beaux-Arts" in Brussels and well known for his photographic portraits of writers, artists and musicians.
Léon Charles, ° 14.4.1852; + 18.5.1931. Engineer. He ran, in conjunction with his brother, a chemical factory "S.A. La Lys" in Ghent - Ledeberg and was a director ("administrateur") of the "Banque de Flandre et de Gand" and "Sucrerie de Moerbeke-Waes". He was chairman of the "Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Gand", 1913-1931. Member of the ABP from 13.7.1875. Knight of the Order of Leopold. Still a member of the ABP in 1922. Father of Charles Leirens (1888 - 1963), musician, first director of the "Palais des Beaux-Arts" in Brussels and well known for his photographic portraits of writers, artists and musicians.
Locations
1875 - 1914 > Gand
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Bibliography/Webography
Context
Affiliations
Affiliated entity
Association belge de Photographie
Type of affiliation
Member of
Dates of affiliation
1875 - 1914
Description of relationship
Management
Record source
DIRECTORY_1997#2687
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation/revision
SFJ revised 3.9.2017; SFJ revised 16.12.2019 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght; MD revised 10.5.2023; SFJ revised 16.3.2024 based on information supplied by Pool Andries