Louis Galesloot

Louis Galesloot (1821–1884) was a Belgian archivist, historian and archaeologist.

Life Galesloot was born in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean on 18 December 1821, one of the eight children of Eugène Galesloot and his wife. His first job was with the civil registry of the city of Brussels, and in 1847 he started working for the Royal Commission for the Publication of Old Laws. On 21 March 1859 he was appointed head of the third section of the National Archives of Belgium. Galesloot died on 23 July 1884. Pierre-Albert et Jean de Launay, Hérauts d'Armes du Duché de Brabant, Histoire de leurs procès, 1643-1687 (Brussels, 1866) "Le procès d'une sorcière au village de Casterlé, 1565-1571", Messager des sciences historiques (Ghent, 1869), pp. 342–392. Chronique des évènements les plus remarquables arrivés à Bruxelles de 1780 à 1827 (1870) Inventaire des archives de la cour féodale de Brabant, vol. 1 (1870) Vestiges d'un oppidum nervien près de Vilvorde (1871) La province de Brabant avant l'invasion des Romains. Etudes archéologiques et topographiques (Brussels, 1871)