Charles Adolphe Jules Borgnet (1817–1872) was a
Belgian archivist and historian who played an important role in introducing modern archival practices in the city of
Namur
Namur (; ; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration.
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Charles Adolphe Jules Borgnet (1817–1872) was a
Belgian archivist and historian who played an important role in introducing modern archival practices in the city of
Namur
Namur (; ; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration.
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Life
Borgnet was born in Namur on 16 November 1817. After studying law at the
University of Liège he developed an interest in history and in 1842 he was appointed by the governor of the
Province of Namur
Namur (; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the West) on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium, and the French depart ...
to classify the archives preserved in the city's law courts, which included documents going back to the Middle Ages confiscated during the
French period.
[D. D. Brouwers, "Borgnet, Jules", '' Biographie Nationale de Belgique'']
vol. 29
(Brussels, 1956), 321-324. In 1845 he was one of the founders of the
Société archéologique de Namur.
[ In 1848 he entered the service of the State Archives, which was then in the process of establishing a provincial repository in Namur, and in 1851 he was also appointed to teach history and geography at the Athénée royal de Namur.][ He died on 22 October 1872.][
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Publications
* ''Protocole des délibérations de la municipalité de Namur du 26 janvier au 25 mars 1793, publié pour la première fois d'après le manuscrit déposé aux archives communales'' (1847)
* ''Compagnies militaires de la ville de Namur'' (1851)
* ''Anciennes fêtes namuroises'' (1856)
* ''Cartulaire de la Commune de Bouvignes'' (1862)
* ''Cartulaire de la Commune de Fosses'' (1867)
* ''Histoire du Comté de Namur'' (1869; reprinted 2009)
* ''Cartulaire de la Commune de Ciney'' (1869)
References
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1817 births
1872 deaths
People from Namur (city)
University of Liège alumni
Belgian archivists