Alphonse Wauters (1817–1898) was a Belgian archivist and historian.

Life

Alphonse Guillaume Ghislain Wauters was born in Brussels on 13 April 1817. He was appointed archivist of the city of Brussels on 2 April 1842. He became a correspondent 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 ...

in 1860, and a member in 1868. In January 1886, after the death of

Louis Prosper Gachard Louis Prosper Gachard (12 March 1800 – 24 December 1885), Belgian man of letters, was born in Paris. He entered the administration of the national archives in 1826, and was appointed director-general in 1831, a post which he held for fifty-fi ...

, he became the academy's secretary-treasurer.

Joseph Cuvelier Joseph Cuvelier (1869–1947) was a Belgian archivist and historian. Life Cuvelier was born in Bilzen on 6 May 1869 and was educated at state secondary schools there and in Tongeren.Camille Tihon, "Cuvelier (Joseph)", ''Biographie Nationale de Bel ...

, "Wauters (Alphonse)", ''

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. 27
(Brussels, 1938), 110-115. He died in Brussels on 1 May 1898.

Works

*''Les Délices de la Belgique, ou Description historique, pittoresque et monumentale de ce royaume'' (Brussels and Leipzig, 1844) *with

Alexandre Henne Alexandre may refer to: * Alexandre (given name) * Alexandre (surname) * Alexandre (film) See also * Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom o ...

, ''Histoire de Bruxelles'' (3 vols., Brussels, 1845) *''Notice historique sur la ville de Vilvorde, son ancien château, ses institutions civiles et religieuses, ouvrage composé d'après des documents pour la plupart inédits'' (Brussels, 1853) *''Histoire des environs de Bruxelles'' (10 vols., Brussels, 1855) *''Le Duc Jean I^er et le Brabant sous le règne de ce prince (1267-1294)'' (Brussels and Liège, 1862) *''Table chronologique des chartes et diplômes imprimés concernant l'histoire de la Belgique'' (10 vols., Brussels, 1866–1907), partly published posthumously, edited by Stanislas Bormans *''De l'Origine et des premiers développements des libertés communales en Belgique, dans le Nord de la France, etc.'' (Brussels, 1869) *''Henry III, duc de Brabant'' (Brussels, 1875) *''Un poète du dix-neuvième siècle, Adolphe Mathieu, notice biographique'' (Brussels, 1880) *''Documents concernant le canal de Bruxelles à Willebroeck, précédés d'une introduction contenant un résumé de l'histoire de ce canal'' (Brussels, 1882) *''Liste par ordre chronologique des magistrats communaux de Bruxelles depuis 1794 jusqu'en 1883'' (Brussels, 1884) *''Inventaire des cartulaires et autres registres faisant partie des archives anciennes de la ville de Bruxelles'' (2 vols., Brussels, 1888–1894). *with

Camille Lemonnier Antoine Louis Camille Lemonnier (24 March 1844 – 13 June 1913) was a Belgian writer, poet and journalist. He was a member of the Symbolist ''La Jeune Belgique'' group, but his best known works are realist. His first work was ''Salon de Bruxelle ...

, ''Le Palais de la ville de Bruxelles à l'Exposition universelle de 1897'' (Brussels, 1897) *''Quelques mots sur André Vésale, ses ascendants, sa famille et sa demeure à Bruxelles'' (Brussels, 1898)

References

1817 births 1898 deaths Belgian archivists Writers from Brussels Members of the Royal Academy of Belgium {{Belgium-historian-stub