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Auguste Voisin (1800–1843) was a French-born Belgian historian, librarian and university professor.
vol. 33
(Brussels, 1965), 722-724. From 1825 to 1830 he taught rhetoric at a school in Kortrijk, and in 1830 became a private tutor in Ghent. He went on to teach Greek literature at the university, and on 13 April 1836 was appointed university librarian. He recatalogued the university's law collection. He also catalogued the library of the bibliophile
La bataille de Woeringen
(1839)
Auguste Voisin (1800–1843) was a French-born Belgian historian, librarian and university professor.
Life
Voisin was born inPernes-lès-Boulogne
Pernes-lès-Boulogne (, literally ''Pernes near Boulogne'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Pernes-lès-Boulogne is situated northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D233 and ...
on 9 March 1800 and was educated at the royal college in Ghent and then Ghent University
Ghent University ( nl, Universiteit Gent, abbreviated as UGent) is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium.
Established before the state of Belgium itself, the university was founded by the Dutch King William I in 1817, when the ...
, where he graduated Ph.D. in 1824.Paul Becquart, "Voisin (Auguste)", ''Biographie Nationale de Belgique
The ''Biographie nationale de Belgique'' ( French; "National Biography of Belgium") is a biographical dictionary of Belgium. It was published by the Royal Academy of Belgium in 44 volumes between 1866 and 1986. A continuation series, entitled the ' ...
''vol. 33
(Brussels, 1965), 722-724. From 1825 to 1830 he taught rhetoric at a school in Kortrijk, and in 1830 became a private tutor in Ghent. He went on to teach Greek literature at the university, and on 13 April 1836 was appointed university librarian. He recatalogued the university's law collection. He also catalogued the library of the bibliophile
Charles van Hulthem
Charles Joseph Emmanuel van Hulthem (1764–1832) was a bibliophile from the Low Countries whose collection of books provided the first kernel of the Royal Library of Belgium.
Life
Charles was born in Ghent in the County of Flanders (Austrian Neth ...
(1764–1832), which in 1837 was bought by the Royal Library of Belgium
The Royal Library of Belgium (french: Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, nl, Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België, abbreviated ''KBR'' and sometimes nicknamed in French or in Dutch) is the national library of Belgium. The library has a history t ...
as the heart of its collection.
From 1834 to 1838 he was permanent secretary to the Société des Beaux-Arts et de Littérature in Ghent, then becoming deputy secretary of the Académie royale de Peinture de Gand. On 15 December 1837 he was elected a corresponding member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium
The Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium (french: Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique, sometimes referred to as ') is the independent learned society of science and arts of the French Comm ...
, and in 1840 he was appointed extraordinary professor at the university. He was among the editorial board that in 1839 launched the ''Messager des sciences historiques
''Messager des sciences historiques'', published in Ghent from 1839 to 1896, was the most important Belgian history journal of the 19th century. Most of the contents related to the history of the medieval Low Countries. The initial editorial team w ...
''. He died of a brain haemorrhage while dining with a friend in Ghent on 4 February 1843, and was buried three days later.Jules de Saint-Genois
Jules, Baron de Saint-Genois (22 March 1813 – 10 September 1867) was a Belgian liberal politician, historian, librarian and professor at the University of Ghent. He was the first President of the Willemsfonds and a prolific contributor to the ea ...
, "Notice biographique sur M. Auguste Voisin", ''Messager des sciences historiques
''Messager des sciences historiques'', published in Ghent from 1839 to 1896, was the most important Belgian history journal of the 19th century. Most of the contents related to the history of the medieval Low Countries. The initial editorial team w ...
'' (Ghent, 1843), pp. 443-462.
Publications
* ''Guide des voyageurs dans la ville de Gand, ou Notice historique sur cette ville, ses monumens et ses hommes célèbres'' (Ghent, Vandekerckhove, 1826); further editions in 1831 and 1838. * ''La bataille de Woeringen: récit historique'' (Brussels, Société des Beaux-Arts, 1839)(1839)
References
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