St Gilles War Memorial WW1 (L-Z)
St Laurent Brotherhood
War Memorial at place du Jeu de Balle church
Vesalius at rue des Minimes
ex-monastery at rue des Capucins
St Gilles WW2 German Prison
August Orts at blvd Anspach

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Henri Alexis Brialmont

Henri Alexis Brialmont

Born Venlo, Holland. He specialised in the construction of forts, building Antwerp's walls and satellite forts in 1860-4, and was the first in Europe to introduce armour-plated forts.

War dead, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration, Netherlands

2 memorials

Neel Doff

Neel Doff

Born in Buggenum, Holland. The third in a poor family of 9 children, she educated her brothers and sisters. She had an extremely difficult early life, including prostitution to help support the f...

War dead, Literature, Netherlands

2 memorials

Edward Douwes Dekker

Edward Douwes Dekker

Dutch writer, pseudonym "Multatuli". His great work was the novel, "Max Havelaar", a scathing satirical attack on colonial policies in the Netherlands East Indies. It ultimately provoked a dramat...

War dead, Literature, Netherlands

1 memorial

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