Sacré, Charles

Identity

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Person (Male)

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  • Professional / Connected

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Life dates

Ghent, 1859 - Liège, 1908

Activity

1885 - 1889 ca Drongen [Tronchiennes]
° 13.3.1859; + 14.1.1908. Youngest brother of Edmond. Recorded as a servant in Ghent on his son Maurice's birth certificate in 1882. At the birth of a daughter in Montreuil [Seine-Saint-Denis, F] in November 1883 Sacré was recorded as a photographer domiciled there, Rue de Paris, 318. The birth certificate was signed by another photographer from Montreuil, Raoul François Quilien. Subsequently recorded as a photographer in Drongen in July 1885 and August 1886. The Antwerp Fotomuseum possesses a carbon print from Drongen dated 20.10.1889 that is most likely by his hand.
1890 - 1892 / Den Haag [NL], Prinses Mariestraat, 23
CAB at this address dated 13.8.1890. Advertising in partnership with Albert Kierdorff (° The Hague [NL], 30.8.1864; + The Hague [NL], 2.5.1910) from April 1891 (Haagsche Courant, 25.4.1891). The duo also advertised carbon printing at this address.
1892 * - 1894 / Drongen, Peperstraat, 142
Arrived at this address on 15.8.1892, coming from The Hague [NL]. Recorded as a photographer in the population register. Left for Liège, Rue Saint-Gilles, 21 on 12.9.1894.
1894 * - 1908 + Liège, Rue Saint-Gilles, 21
Successor: Sacré Frères
Portrait studio at this address, then photoengraving from 1903 onwards. His death certificate recorded Charles Sacré as a photo-engraver at this address. It was countersigned by his elder son Maurice, also a photo-engraver. "Maison Sacré" still listed under photographers in the 1911 Lasalle directory.

Locations

1885 - 1889 ca Drongen [Tronchiennes]
1890 - 1892 / Den Haag [NL], Prinses Mariestraat, 23
1892 * - 1894 / Drongen, Peperstraat, 142
1894 * - 1908 + Liège, Rue Saint-Gilles, 21

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DIRECTORY_1997#3733

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SFJ revised 21.9.2017, 16.2.2018 & 13.4.2018; SFJ revised 14.7.2020 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght; MD revised 14.4.2022 partially based on information supplied by Philippe Debergh (Archief Gent); SFJ revised 5.8.2023

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