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Amédée Visart de Bocarmé

1835 – 1924

Belgian politician and forestry academics

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Lived 1835 – 1924 (aged 88). Amédée Visart de Bocarmé was a Belgian politician, lawyer and nursery gardener.

Count Amédée Charles Louis Visart de Bocarmé (4 November 1835 – 29 May 1924) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician who served as mayor of Bruges for almost fifty years, from 1876 to 1924, and as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives for the Bruges constituency for over fifty years, from 1868 to 1921. As a member of parliament he took a particular interest in social legislation.

Visart was a member of the organising committee of the Ghent Planning Congress 1913, "the first genuinely international conference to address all aspects of civic life and design".

Honours 1921: Grand cordon in the Order of Leopold.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968)
Positions held
Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium, Mayor of Bruges, Proost van de Confrérie van het Heilig Bloed
Also known as
Amedee Visart de Bocarme, Count Visart

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Amédée Visart de Bocarmé's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Amédée Visart de Bocarmé?

Belgian politician and forestry academics (1835-1924)

When was Amédée Visart de Bocarmé born?

Amédée Visart de Bocarmé was born on 4 November 1835 in Sint-Kruis.

When did Amédée Visart de Bocarmé die?

Amédée Visart de Bocarmé died on 29 May 1924 in Bruges.

What was Amédée Visart de Bocarmé's occupation?

Amédée Visart de Bocarmé was a politician, lawyer and nursery gardener.

What nationality was Amédée Visart de Bocarmé?

Amédée Visart de Bocarmé was Belgian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Amédée Visart de Bocarmé

· Wikidata: Q1280942

· DBpedia: Amedée Visart de Bocarmé

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