Clément Van Bogaert Explained

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Clément van Bogaert
Nationality:Belgian
Citizenship:Belgian
Birth Date:4 April 1865
Birth Place:Bazel
Death Date:5 May 1937
Death Place:Brussels
Education:Completed his studies at the "Ecole du Génie Civil" in Ghent in 1878.
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Employer:The Kingdom of Belgium, The Belgian railways.
Significant Projects:

Clément Van Bogaert (4 April 1865, in Bazel – 5 May 1937, in Brussels) was a (state-)engineer and constructor, best known for the steel platform roof of the Antwerpen-Centraal railway station (sometimes also called "Central Station", and formerly named "Middenstatie"), built during the Belle Époque.[1] [2] [3] [4] Ultimately in 1896, Van Bogaert was crowned as a knight of the Order of Leopold.[5] In 1897, or earlier, he was promoted to chief engineer of the Belgian State-railways (Dutch; Flemish: Belgische Staatsspoorwegen).[6]

Projects

Railways

Early career (1878–1882)

After he graduated in 1878 at the "Ecole du Génie Civil" in Ghent, he started to work at the Belgian railways where his organisational skills were quickly noticed. In 1882 he was a "fully fledged" (Dutch; Flemish: volwaardige) railway engineer and head of a department of Antwerp.

Antwerpen-Centraal railway station (1886–1899)

In 1886, he was assigned the task to occupy himself exclusively with the planning of the Antwerpen-Centraal railway station, including the study and execution of the main works, als in regards to the railway lines which gathered there. Along with his assistant Edouard de Rudder, they completed the design of the railway hall already in May 1889. It has been claimed that Edouard de Rudder was not the only assistant in regards to the realisation of the platform roof.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Alex. Baerts. Bruno. De Corte. Robin. Engels. Karel. Haustraete. Stephanie. Van De Voorde. 2009. Ingenieurs en hun erfgoed: een educatieve verkenningstocht naar de technische relicten van Belgische ingenieurs. Steunpunt Industrieel & Wetenschappelijk Erfgoed (SIWE) vzw. Leuven.
  2. Web site: Centraal Station Antwerpen. Een onderzoek naar een eclectisch gebouw. Glenn. Janssens. 1 September 2009. 18 September 2016. Provinciale Hogeschool Limburg. Opleiding Architectuur.
  3. That place was formerly the location of the primitive train station "Borgerhout-bij-Antwerpen"; and later, since 1836, the temporary wooden train station Antwerpen-Oost (or "Ooststatie").
  4. Web site: Antwerpen-Centraal is het mooiste station ter wereld!. 25 August 2014. Radio 2. 19 September 2016.
  5. Book: Bulletin de la Société Belge de Géologie, de Paléontologie et d'Hydrologie. (Procès-Verbaux des Séances et Mémoires). X. 1896. Bruxelles. Bruxelles : The society. 1887.
  6. Book: Bulletin de la Société Belge de Géologie, de Paléontologie et d'Hydrologie. XI (Deuxième Série, tome I). 1897. Bruxelles. Bruxelles : The society. 1887.
  7. Book: Wagemans , Stan . 2011. Centraal Station, spoorwegkathedraal. Antwerpen op de rails, toen en nu. Davidsfonds Uitgeverij nv. Leuven. Antwerpen-Centraal, de spoorhal.