Emile (or Emiel) Van Averbeke (10 July 1876 in

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– 1 February 1946 in Deurne) was a Belgian

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and

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. He attended the

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, where he also worked under Emil Thielens later on, from 1892 to 1899. His style shows French as well as English influences. Together with the Belgian architect Jan Van Asperen, he designed the Antwerp contribution to the

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of 1906.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Van Averbeke, Emile 1876 births 1946 deaths Architects from Antwerp