Henry Le Bœuf (1874 in

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– 1935) was a Belgian

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and music lover. The stepson of

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, whose daughter Louise he married, he left his name to the Main Hall of the 2,200-seat

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(established 1929), of which he promoted the foundation and funding. This room was built by the architect

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. Henry Le Boeuf occupied the castle of his father-in-law at

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and contributed to the beautification of this locality by various urbanistic interventions still visible today: embellishments of houses and medieval ruins, restoration of the city hall (commemorative plaque sealed in the gable), construction of residences for artists and musicians in particular, paving of various streets. His granddaughter Christine was co-founder, with her husband

Hubert Nyssen Hubert Nyssen (; 11April 192512November 2011) was a Belgian-French writer, publisher and founder of the Éditions Actes Sud. Biography Hubert Nyssen grew up in Watermael-Boitsfort, Boitsfort (today a commune in Brussels) and settled in Provenc ...

, of Éditions

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External links

''La Grande Salle Henry Le Boeuf''
on Bozar
''Deuxième restauration de la salle Henry LeBoeuf à Bozar''
on YouTube
''Une amitié franco-belge : Henry Le Bœuf, Henry Prunières et la naissance de La Revue musicale''
on "Archive ouverte en Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société" {{DEFAULTSORT:Leboeuf, Henry Belgian businesspeople Belgian bankers Belgian patrons of the arts Belgian patrons of music 1874 births 1935 deaths People from Schaerbeek