<b>1860 ca Charleroi, Ville Haute</b> Henri Désiré Alexandre, ° 30.4.1823; + 17.3.1907. Pharmacist. On his advertising card, "Chemicals and photographic items". Van Bastelaer had a successful career in two different fields: pharmacy and history. President of the “Association Générale Pharmaceutique de Belgique”, author of multiple studies on the history of Charleroi, founder of the “Musée archéologique de Charleroi”, member of the “Académie royale de Médecine de Belgique”.