Philippus Jacobus Brepols (1778 – 1845) was a

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publisher and founder of the

Brepols Brepols is a Belgian publishing house. Once, it was one of the largest printing companies in the world and one of the main employers in Turnhout (Belgium). Besides its printing business, Brepols is also active as a publisher. Formerly well known ...

printing family-business in

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Life and work

In 1795,

Pieter Corbeels Pieter Corbeels (Leuven, 12 March 1755 – Tournai, 21 June 1799) was a Belgian book printer and resistance leader. He was a founder of the Belgian-based publishing company Brepols. He commanded part of the Brabantine forces during a revolt again ...

, a printer from Leuven moved together with his assistant Philippus Jacobus Brepols, to Turnhout, possibly to flee the French military which occupied Belgium at that time. Since Corbeels was executed for his fight against the French, his apprentice Philippus Jacobus Brepols, had to take over the responsibility for the printing company. The widow of Corbeels managed the business for short while, but from 1800 onwards P.J. Brepols gradually took over the house and the business. On 3 January 1845 P.J. Brepols died and the company was continued by his only daughter Antoinette Brepols, who in 1820 had married Jan Jozef Dierckx, a merchant. Brepols published popular prints such as catchpenny prints and devotionalia. The prints where originally in black and white but many of them where hand-colored by later owners.

Gallery

Ziet kinderen wat nu is geschied, Van de Wasscher met zijn Griet (..) (titel op object), RP-P-OB-201.873.jpg, Illustrated poetry for children Dieren, RP-P-OB-201.812.jpg, Animals with poems in Dutch and French De kleederen der Nederlanden Verschillen veel in iedren stand (..) (titel op object), RP-P-OB-201.979.jpg, Print about fashion Musique militaire (titel op object), RP-P-1903-A-24147.jpg, Soldiers; military music

Sources

* Roland Baetens (Ed.), Harry de Kok, Pierre Delsaerdt, Gerrit de Vijlder and Ludo Simons, ''Brepols drukkers en uitgevers 1796-1996'', Brepols, 1996. 1778 births 1845 deaths Flemish publishers People from Turnhout 19th-century Belgian businesspeople Belgian printers {{Belgium-business-bio-stub