Léon Van Dievoet
Léon Van Dievoet (5 July 1907 – 6 December 1993) was a Belgian architect, painter, engraver, and draughtsman. He is the author of numerous drawings of places in Brussels that have since been demolished which have been described as a "mine of information for all those interested in the Brussels of yesteryear".
Léon Van Dievoet
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- Name
- Léon van Dievoet
- Born
- 5 July 1907
- Birthplace
- Ixelles
- Died
- 6 December 1993
- Place of death
- City of Brussels
- Occupation
- architect, painter, engraver, and drawer.
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Teachers
- Victor Horta · Joseph Van Neck
- Honours
- Knight of the Order of Leopold · Knight of the Order of the Crown
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Léon Van Dievoet (5 July 1907 – 6 December 1993) was a Belgian architect, painter, engraver, and draughtsman. He is the author of numerous drawings of places in Brussels that have since been demolished which have been described as a "mine of information for all those interested in the Brussels of yesteryear".
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Key facts
• Name — Léon van Dievoet • Honorific Suffix — K. O. Leopold, K. O. Crown • Born — 5 July 1907 • Birthplace — Ixelles • Died — 6 December 1993 • Place of death — City of Brussels • Occupation — architect, painter, engraver, and drawer. • Father — Gabriel van Dievoet • Family — Van Dievoet family
Selected works
Selected works
• Illustration — Rue de la Porte Rouge, Bruegel House, 1939 • Illustration — Saint-Josse Church, July 1942 • Illustration — Saint-Job Church in Uccle, June 1943 • Illustration — Dead end in the rue de la Chapelle, 1939 • Illustration — Chapel Church, April 1941 • Illustration — Le Carrousel, August 1939 • Illustration — Ferme à Beersel, 1979 • Illustration — House of artist Lismonde, chaussée de Ninove, 1957 • Illustration — Durdut house, rue Langeveld, Uccle • Illustration — Project for a bridge in Prats de Mollo, 1935 • Illustration — Project for a building, quartier des Nations, 1936 • Illustration — Project for a villa, 1936
Identity
Identity
Léon Van Dievoet is recorded as architect, painter, draftsperson and printmaker.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1907
Léon Van Dievoet born at Ixelles.
1993
Léon Van Dievoet died at Brussels.
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Ixelles.
Birth place
Brussels.
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Honours
• Knight of the Order of Léopold • Knight of the Order of the Crown
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