Émile Braun
Émile, Baron Braun (2 December 1849 – 30 August 1927) was an engineer, Belgian liberal politician and manager of companies in the textile industry.[1][2]
Émile Braun | |
|---|---|
 Baron Braun | |
| Born | 2 December 1849 |
| Died | 30 August 1927 (aged 77) Vichy, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgium |
| Occupation | industrialist, politician |
He was provincial Council member for Oost-Vlaanderen (1891–1898), burgomaster of Ghent (1895–1921) and a member of parliament (1900–1925) for the liberal party. While he was burgomaster, 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]
The original Emile Braun Monument 
Emile Braun plaque in Ghent (at Emile Braun square). 
Location of the Emile Braun memorial plaque in central Ghent in 2013.
Sources
- 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
- Emile Braun (Liberal Archive)
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