Émile Braun Explained

Émile Braun
Birth Date:	1849 12, df=yes
Birth Place:	Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Belgium
Death Place:	Vichy, Belgium
Nationality:	Belgian
Occupation:	industrialist, politician

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]}

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]

Sources

• Emile Braun (Liberal Archive)

Notes and References

1. Le comte Charles de Broqueville, ministre d'Etat Volume 1 Henri Haag – 1990 "Émile Braun (1849–1927), baron, bourgmestre de Gand, député.
2. 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 ."
3. RD 31/8/1919