Masui, Théo.

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Person (Male)

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  • Amateur

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Life dates

Brussels, 1863 - ?, ?

Activity

1896 - 1899 Bruxelles
Jean Baptiste Théodore, ° 22.12.1863. Artillery lieutenant. Temporary transfer to the "Institut cartographique militaire" recorded on 16.7.1895. Secretary general of the Congo section in Tervueren at the Brussels "Exposition Universelle" of 1897. Appointed first director-curator of the "Musée du Congo" in 1898-1899. Initial "H." in ABP membership lists.
1907 Londres [GB]
Resigned from the Belgian army with the rank of captain on 2.2.1900. Masui moved to London [GB] by 1903 where he had a successful career as an importer and distributor of automobiles and accessories, in particular for "Ateliers Germain" of Monceau-sur-Sambre. "A large crowd gathered around the "Ateliers Germain" stand, attracted by an interesting series of photographs taken by Captain Masui, who is currently travelling across India in a Germain car. The photos feature views from the first leg of his trip, from Bombay to Agra" (Journal de Bruxelles, 29.1.1907). Thereafter coach builder and designer under his own name, manufacturing Belgian Vanden Plas car bodies under licence. In 1913, the firm of Théo. Masui Ltd. was renamed Vanden Plas (England) Ltd. Masui was recalled to active service at the outbreak of World War I when he was appointed head of the technical service for the reserve car fleet stationed in Antwerp.

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1896 - 1899 Bruxelles
1907 Londres [GB]

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Association belge de Photographie

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Dates of affiliation

1896 - 1899

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DIRECTORY_1997#2979

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SFJ revised 23.4.2020 & 26.5.2025 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght

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