<b>1873 - 1878 Bixschote</b> ° 17.9.1849; + 15.9.1919. Recorded as a photographer in Bixschote in March 1877. Name wrongly transcribed "Lescourvier, J." in trade directories. He was a pioneer of telephony in Belgium in collaboration with Emile Christiaen (see that name), his first experiments dating from January 1878. Subsequently, communal secretary in Bixschote.