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1881 In Belgium
The following lists events that happened during 1881 in the Kingdom of Belgium. Incumbents *Monarch: Leopold II *Prime Minister:Walthère Frère-Orban Events * 10 May – Princess Stéphanie of Belgium marries Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, in the Augustinian Church, Vienna. * 8 September – Isidore-Joseph du Rousseaux performs the canonical coronation of Our Lady of Tongre in Chièvres, mandated in a papal brief of Pope Leo XIII. Publications ;Periodicals * ''L'Art Moderne'' begins publication. ;Books * ''Exposition de l'art ancien au Pays de Liège: Catalogue officiel'' (Liège, L. Grandmont-Donders) * ''A Handbook for Travellers in Holland and Belgium'' (London, John Murray). * Alfred Giron, ''Le droit administratif de la Belgique'' (Brussels, Bruylant-Christophe) * François Nizet, ''Voyage de Bruxelles à Aix-la-Chapelle: Excursions de Sa Majesté la Reine des Belges'' (Brussels) Art and architecture ;Buildings * Adolphe Vanderheggen, Halles Saint-Géry (Brussel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1881
Events January–March * January 1– 24 – Siege of Geok Tepe: Russian troops under General Mikhail Skobelev defeat the Turkomans. * January 13 – War of the Pacific – Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos: The Chilean army defeats Peruvian forces. * January 15 – War of the Pacific – Battle of Miraflores: The Chileans take Lima, capital of Peru, after defeating its second line of defense in Miraflores. * January 24 – William Edward Forster, chief secretary for Ireland, introduces his Coercion Bill, which temporarily suspends habeas corpus so that those people suspected of committing an offence can be detained without trial; it goes through a long debate before it is accepted February 2. * January 25 – Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company. * February 13 – The first issue of the feminist newspaper ''La Citoyenne'' is published by Hubertine Auclert. * February 16 – The Canadia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André-Eugène Pirson
André-Eugène Pirson (21 March 1817 – 28 December 1881) was a Belgian liberal politician, civil servant, and former governor of the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) from 1877 until 1881. From 1857 to 1861, he was a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives. Career Born in Dinant, he started his career in the army, but left after four years of service to become the State cashier's agent for the Société Générale de Belgique, first in Oudenaarde, and later in Tournai until 1850 when the National Bank of Belgium was established. André-Eugène Pirson continued his career at the National Bank as an agent for the NBB in Tournai. In 1855, he set up a discount office in Tournai and also worked as acommissioner and administrator of a number of savings banks. In 1864 he was appointed director of the National Bank, and became vice-governor under Eugène Prévinaire, whom he succeeded in 1877. During his term of office he was confronted by and economic recession and growing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Michiel Ruyten
Jan Michiel Ruyten or Jan Ruyten (9 April 1813, in Antwerp – 12 November 1881, in Antwerp) was a Belgians, Belgian Romanticism, Romantic painter, draughts man and engraver known for his Genre art, genre paintings, Veduta, cityscapes, landscapes with figures and history paintings. He was influenced by Dutch Romantic painting.Jan Michiel Ruyten at Simonis & Buunk Jean Michel Ruyten at the Netherlands Institute for Art History Life Jan Michiel Ruyten was born in Antwerp where he received his first artistic training from Ignatius Josephus van Regemorter. Initially he painted landscapes and genre paintings and then developed towards city ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
