Philippe Augustin Chrétien Kervyn de Volkaersbeke

Philippe Kervyn de Volkaersbeke (19 April 1815 - 15 July 1881) was a Belgian politician and antiquary.

Life Kervyn de Volkaersbeke was born in Sint-Niklaas on 19 April 1815, the son of Jean Charles Kervyn de Volkaersbeke and Angélique Léonie de Nève. After secondary school in Brussels, he studied at the University of Ghent without taking a degree.

From 1854 to 1857 he served on Ghent city council as alderman of public works, extending the city library. In 1861 he succeeded his father-in-law as mayor of Nazareth, Belgium, retaining that position until his death. (Ghent, 1850) (Ghent, 1853) (Ghent and Paris, 1854) Les Eglises de Gand (2 vols., Ghent, 1857–1858). (Brussels, 1865) Les Pourbus (Ghent, 1870) (Ghent, 1873)