Émile Braun
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He was provincial Council member for East Flanders (1891–1898), mayor of Ghent (1895–1921) and a member of parliament (1900–1925) for the liberal party. While he was mayor, the World Fair of Ghent took place in 1913–1914. Emile Braun was raised to nobility in 1922. The people from Ghent gave him the nickname Miele Zoetekoeke i.e. Emile sweet-cake.
Honours
- 1919 : Grand officer in the Order of the Crown.[3]
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The original Emile Braun MonumentScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Emile Braun plaque in Ghent (at Emile Braun square).Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Location of the Emile Braun memorial plaque in central Ghent in 2013.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Sources
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- ↑ Le comte Charles de Broqueville, ministre d'Etat Volume 1 Henri Haag – 1990 "Émile Braun (1849–1927), baron, bourgmestre de Gand, député.
- ↑ Archives et bibliothèques de Belgique: Volumes 26-28 Association des archivistes et bibliothécaires – 1955 "Émile Braun, bourgmestre de Gand, fut également emprisonné. Il était d'origine rhénane, et c'est peut-être pour cela ."
- ↑ RD 31/8/1919
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- Emile Braun (Liberal Archive)
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