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Marie Louise Compernolle
Marie Louise Compernolle (1909–2005) was the first female Flemish chemical engineer. Early life Marie Louise Compernolle was born on 17 September 1909 in Assebroek, Flanders in Belgium to Hector Compernolle (1879-1960) and Marguerite De Smet (1882-1949. She had a younger brother, Harry Compernolle (1913-1989) who later went on to become one of the two first paediatricians in Belgium. Hector owned a business which sold soil excavated in the deciduous forests around Bruges, which florists used for the cultivation of azaleas in Ghent. Marguerite ran a grocery store from their home. Flavie De Smet, mother Marguerite's eldest sister, was married to Jules Van den bussche, head teacher of the municipal school for boys in Assebroek, and the couple supported their niece and nephew's education. Education Compernolle was taught first by nuns, then attended her uncle Jules's school in Assebroek, and was the only girl in the school. She then moved to the State Middle School in nearby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assebroek
Assebroek is a suburb in the municipality and city of Bruges, Belgium. In 2004, Assebroek had 19,525 inhabitants. Since 1999, this number has hardly changed. Assebroek is home to 16.7% of Bruges’ population. History Through artifacts retrieved near Saint-Lucas hospital (and stored at Gruuthusemuseum in Bruges) we assume that the ''Leitje'' region was already inhabited in the Stone Age. Aerial views of the ''Ver-Assebroekse meersen'' reveals an approximately 300 m-wide ring of ditches and rampart complex dating from the 5th century where the lords of Assebroek later built their castle. Apparently around the 12th century, a lord called ''Boudewijn of Assebroek'' bought his domain – limited by Oostkamp, Oedelem, Michel van Hamme street, Astridlaan and Lorreinendreef - free from Sijsele. The Assebroek municipality only consisted of some scattered maisonnettes and a Mill (grinding), mill along the old road to Ghent. Instigated by the ''lords of Assebroek'', a local church and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |