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1920 In Belgium
Events in the year 1920 in Belgium. Incumbents :Monarch – Albert I :Prime Minister – Léon Delacroix (to 20 November); Henry Carton de Wiart (from 20 November) Events * 11 February – Colonial University of Belgium founded. * 11 May – King Albert and Queen Elisabeth attend the London wedding of Oswald Mosley and Lady Cynthia Curzon. * 29 July – World War I veterans storm the Palace of the Nation (Parliament building), demanding the government hear their demands for compensation. * 14 August to 12 September – 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp. * 7 September – Franco-Belgian Accord for mutual defence signed. * 23 October – Ernest Demuyter and Mathieu Labrousse win the 9th Gordon Bennett Cup in Birmingham, Alabama Publications * ''The Yser and the Belgian Coast'' (Clermont-Ferrand, Michelin) * André Baillon, ''Moi quelque part...'' (Brussels, Soupente) * George Wharton Edwards, ''Belgium Old & New'' (Penn Publishing Company) * Charlotte Kellogg, ''Bobbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of . Belgium is part of an area known as the Low Countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the Benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern France. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Affairs
''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs. Founded on 15 September 1922, the print magazine is currently published every two months, while the website publishes articles daily and anthologies every other month. ''Foreign Affairs'' is considered one of the United States' most influential foreign policy magazines. Over its long history, the magazine has published a number of seminal articles including George Kennan's "X Article", published in 1947, and Samuel P. Huntington's " The Clash of Civilizations," published in 1993. Important academics, public officials, and policy leaders regularly appear in the magazine's pages. Recent ''Foreign Affairs'' authors include Robert O. Keohane, Hillary Clinton, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Ashton Carter, Colin L. Powell, Franci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddy Paape
Edouard Paape (3 July 1920 – 12 May 2012), commonly known as Eddy Paape, was a Belgian comics artist best known for illustrating the series ''Luc Orient''. Biography Eddy Paape was born in Grivegnée (now a part of Liège), Belgium in 1920.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Eddy Paape". In België gestript, pp. 147-148. Tielt: Lannoo. He started his career as an animator, working from 1942 on at CBA, the same animation studio where a few years later he would be joined by future Belgian cartoonists André Franquin, Peyo, and Morris). Paape soon left the studio to work as a cover artist and later a cartoonist for different magazines of publisher Dupuis. He began working with famed Belgian cartoonist Jijé, first on his ambitious New Testament comic project ''Emmanuel''. He then succeeded Jijé as illustrator of the detective series '' Valhardi'', published in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine '' Spirou''. Paape illustrated the series from 1946 until 1954, working with famous European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aster Berkhof
Lodewijk Paulina Van Den Bergh (18 June 1920 – 29 September 2020), known as Lode Van Den Bergh, also using the pseudonyms Aster Berkhof and Piet Visser, was a Belgian writer. Early life Van Den Bergh was born in Rijkevorsel on 18 June 1920. He first went to the primary school in Rijkevorsel where his father was director. For his high school he went to the ''Klein Seminarie'' in Hoogstraten. He studied Germanic philology from 1938 until 1942 at the Catholic University of Leuven, and in 1946 he obtained a PhD in philosophy. Career Van Den Bergh began his professional career as a scientific assistant at the Catholic University of Leuven, subsequently working as a teacher at the Royal Athenaea in Antwerp, Brussels and Koekelberg. Finally he became a professor at the ''Saint Ignatius Faculty'' in Antwerp. Partial bibliography * ''Rotsen in de storm, I en II'' (1947, novel) * ''Veel geluk, professor'' ( 1948, novel) * ''De heer in grijze mantel'' (1951, novel) * ''Meester Groene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Stiennon
Jacques Stiennon (1 May 1920 – 5 May 2012) was a Belgian medievalist who worked as a librarian and a professor of history at the University of Liège. His main research interests were in the history of the principality of Liège and of Wallonia, especially with regard to monastic history, art and archaeology. Life Stiennon was born in Liège on 1 May 1920. He obtained a doctorate in history from Liège University in 1948, while working as a university librarian (1945–1965). He was one of the organisers of the Congrès culturel wallon (Walloon cultural congress) of October 1955. In 1965 he was appointed to a professorship in the university. In 1972 he started the university's first course in codicology. He was particularly influential in the related fields of palaeography and diplomatics. He died in Liège on 5 May 2012. Publications * ''Étude sur le Chartrier et le domaine de l’abbaye de Saint-Jacques de Liège, 1015–1209'' (1951) * ''L’écriture diplomatique dans le dio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanne Brabants , Brabants designed some 200 choreographies, worked with internationally recognized people and achieved numerous international awards.
Jeanne Brabants died on 2 January 2014, aged 93, in her hometown of Antwerp.
Jeanne, Baroness Brabants (25 January 1920 – 2 January 2014) was a Belgian dancer, choreographer and teacher. Born in Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, References 1920 births 2014 deaths Entertainers from An ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brand Whitlock
Brand Whitlock (March 4, 1869 – May 24, 1934) was an American journalist, attorney, politician, Georgist, four-time mayor of Toledo, Ohio elected on the Independent ticket; ambassador to Belgium, and author of numerous articles and books, both novels and non-fiction. Journalist Born Joseph Brand Whitlock in Urbana, Ohio, son of the Rev. Elias and Mollie Lavinia (Brand) Whitlock, he was educated in the public schools and by private tutors. Rather than attend college, Whitlock began working as a reporter for several papers in Toledo, Ohio, including ''The Toledo Blade''. In 1891, he moved to Chicago to work for '' The Chicago Herald''. He covered baseball, including longtime Chicago captain-manager Cap Anson, whom he sometimes referred to in print as "Grampa." He also covered the 1892 Republican National Convention and the 1892 Illinois legislative session. Whitlock joined the Whitechapel Club. Springfield, Illinois His political writing attracted attention by Illinois politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herman Vander Linden
Herman Vander Linden (1868–1956) was a Belgian historian who was a professor at the University of Liège. Life Vander Linden was born in Leuven on 27 April 1868 and was educated in the state secondary school there. He graduated doctor of philosophy from Ghent University in 1891, with a thesis on the constitution of the medieval city of Leuven. His teachers were Henri Pirenne and Paul Fredericq. He visited a number of German universities and studied at the Ecole des Chartes in Paris (1892-1894). Robert Demoulin, "Vander Linden, Herman", in ''Nouvelle Biographie Nationale''vol. 2(Brussels, 1990), 360-362. In 1895 he obtained a special doctorate in historical sciences with a thesis on merchant guilds in the medieval Low Countries. From October 1895 to October 1903 he taught history and geography in a state secondary school in Antwerp. In 1903 he was appointed to a lectureship in the University of Liège. His private library was destroyed in the sack of Leuven in 1914. He and hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Prothero
Sir George Walter Prothero (14 October 1848 – 10 July 1922) was an English historian, writer, and academic who served as president of the Royal Historical Society from 1901 to 1905. Life and writings Prothero was born in Wiltshire to George Prothero, and was educated at Eton, studying classics at King's College at the University of Cambridge, and at the University of Bonn. He went on to become a Fellow of King's College, working as a history lecturer there from 1876. In 1894, he became the first Professor of Modern History at the University of Edinburgh. During his time in Edinburgh he spent a year as a Council member of the local influential conservationist body, the Cockburn Association. After five years as Professor of Modern History in Edinburgh, Prothero moved to London to take the place of his brother, Lord Ernle, as the editor of the ''Quarterly Review'', a political periodical. He also acted as editor of the ''Cambridge Historical Series'', a set of historical book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hope Moncrieff
Robert Hope MoncrieffAscott was never part of his name, but was adopted by him as part of his pseudonym. It may have been a punning reference to his origin ''A Scot''. He used the name A. R. Hope Moncrieff for some of his books for adults, including the semi-autobiographical ''A Book About Authors''. (18461927) was a prolific Scottish author of children's fiction and of Black's Guides. Early life Robert Hope Moncrieff was born on 26 February 1846, the ''lawful son'' of George Moncrieff (11 May 191716 May 1865), a solicitor and his first wife Angela Birch (19 September 182025 December 1848). The couple had married the previous year in St Brides Church in Liverpool on 2 June 1845. Robert was quickly followed by a brother, John Forbes (5 July 18477 March 1927), and a sister, Angela Mary (27 November 18488 March 1864). Moncrieff's mother, Angela, died of childbed fever four weeks after the birth of Angela Mary. Moncrieff was under three. His father married a second time on 27 Jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Kellogg
Charlotte Kellogg (May 21, 1874 – May 8, 1960) was an American author and social activist. She was married to American entomologist Vernon Lyman Kellogg. Early life Charlotte Kellogg was born Charlotte Hoffman on May 21, 1874 in Grand Island, Nebraska. She was the daughter of Charles Meno Hoffman (1842-1900) and Regula Rachel Baumgartner (1852-1933). In 1900 she received a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from the University of California, Berkeley, where she was a member of Gamma Phi Beta. After five years (1903–1907) as head of the English department at the Anna Head School in Berkeley, California, in 1908 in Florence she married Vernon Lyman Kellogg. Two years later, she gave birth to their only daughter, Jean Kellogg. In August 1914, she played Chisera, is a Medicine woman, Medicine Woman of the Paiutes in the play ''The Arrow Maker,'' produced by Mary Hunter Austin at the Forest Theater in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. In 1916 she traveled to Brussels with Jean and work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Wharton Edwards
George Wharton Edwards (March 1859 – January 18, 1950) was an American impressionist painter and illustrator, and the author of several books of travel and historical subjects. Early life and education Edwards was born in Fair Haven, Connecticut in March 1859."George Wharton Edwards, World Acclaimed Painter, Dies At Whitherell Hospital", '' Greenwich Time'' (January 18, 1950) He showed an interest in art from a young age, and began his painting career on neighborhood barns and fences. He moved to Greenwich in 1912. Edwards was educated at Antwerp and Paris. He was a member of the Cos Cob Art Colony. Art and career Edwards was art director of Collier's magazine from 1896 to 1903. He was manager of the art department of the American Bank Note Company from 1904 to 1912. He was a contributor both as a writer and illustrator for Harper's Magazine In 1884 Edwards was awarded prizes at an art exhibition in Boston, and went on to receive honors from other cities in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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