Centrum Boulevards in Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium — Northwestern Europe

Emile Jacqmain

1^ere Guerre Mondiale - 1^ste Wereldoorlog - World War One

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 15, 2023

1. Emile Jacqmain Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Boulevard Emile Jacqmain
Boulevard de la Senne rebaptisé en 1918 du nom de cet échevin libéral de l'Instruction Publique arrêté puis déporté par les Allemands en 1917.

Emile Jacqmainlaan
De Zennelaan werd in 1918 omgedoopt als eerbetoon aan de liberale schepen van Openbaar Onderwijs die gearresteerd en vervolgens gedeporteerd werd door de Duitsers in 1917.

(English translation:)
The Boulevard de la Senne / Zennelaan was renamed in 1918 as a tribute to the liberal Alderman for Public Education who was arrested and subsequently deported by the Germans in 1917.

Erected by Ville de Bruxelles.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.

Location. 50° 51.127′ N, 4° 21.197′ E. Marker is in Bruxelles, Brussels. It is in Centrum Boulevards. Memorial is on Emile Jacqmainlaan, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Emile Jacqmainlaan 1, Bruxelles, Brussels 1000, Belgium. Touch for directions.

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are within walking distance of this marker. Adolphe Max (a few steps from this marker); Le Passage du Nord / De Noord-Passage / The Northern Gallery / Die Nord-Passage (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste au Béguinage / Church of Saint John the Baptist at the Béguinage (about 240 meters away); Tour Noire / Zwarte Toren / Black Tower (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Première Usine à Gaz du Continent / First Gas Factory on the Continent (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Revolving Bridge / Drehbrücke “des Barques” (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Royal Flemish Theatre / Das Königliche Flämische Theater (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Rue du Chien Marin / Zeehondstraat / “Sea Dog” Street (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bruxelles.

Also see . . . Emile Jacqmain (Wikipedia, in Dutch).

Excerpt (in translation): Emile Jacqmain (? Brussels, 1860 - ?, 1933) was an engineer and liberal Brussels politician who served as alderman for Public Education and Fine Arts from 1909 to 1932.

In the run-up to the 1905 World Exhibition in Liège, he was responsible for the design of the Pont de Fragnée.

He was arrested by the German occupiers in 1917, together with Maurice Lemonnier and Adolphe Max. The Emile Jacqmainlaan in the center of Brussels is named after him.

Emile Jacqmain Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 15, 2023

2. Emile Jacqmain Marker - wide view

(Submitted on March 2, 2024.)

Boulevard de la Senne - now Boulevard Emile Jacqmain image. Click for full size.

circa 1905

3. Boulevard de la Senne - now Boulevard Emile Jacqmain

View of the Boulevard prior to it being renamed. The marker site is easily visible here - it’s on the building in the foreground, just to the left of the No. 50 streetcar.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 84 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 2, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.

Emile Jacqmain

1ere Guerre Mondiale - 1ste Wereldoorlog - World War One

1^ere Guerre Mondiale - 1^ste Wereldoorlog - World War One