Gustave Andreas Royers (1848-1923), from Antwerp city engineer to Belgian politician

Inge Bertels

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Abstract

In 1875 Gustave Royers, became appointed as Antwerp city engineer (1875-1907) and as such he was in charge of all major infrastructure works for the Antwerp harbour as well as urban public works. Besides his career at the public works department (1875-1907), he developed a political career as well and used
his technical expertise to participate in political discussions related to economy and public works (including discussions on public tenders, building specifications,…) as well as legislation and public health. As liberal he
was successively elected as provincial councillor (1889-1903), as a member of the Belgian Chamber of representatives (1910-21), as Antwerp city councillor (1912-21) and as Belgian senator (1921-23). Henceforth, this paper aims to broaden the traditional biographical perspective on engineers and integrates architectural, as well as cultural and political elements in order to colour the biography of Gustave Royers.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBuilding Knowledge, Constructing Histories. Proceedings of the sixth international congress on construction history (6ICCH), Brussels, Belgium, 9-13 July 2018
EditorsInge Bertels, Ine Wouters, Stephanie Van de Voorde, Bernard Espion, Krista De Jonge, Denis Zastavni
Place of PublicationLeiden
PublisherCRC Press
Pages365-371
Number of pages7
Volume1
ISBN (Electronic)978-0-429-50620-8
ISBN (Print)978-1-138-58414-3
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2018
Event6th International Congress on Construction history - Palais des Académies, Brussels, Belgium
Duration: 9 Jul 201813 Jul 2018
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Conference

Conference6th International Congress on Construction history
Abbreviated title6ICCH
Country/TerritoryBelgium
CityBrussels
Period9/07/1813/07/18
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Keywords

  • Construction History

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