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: Belgische Staatsspoorwegen).[6]
ir. Clément van Bogaert | |
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 Portrait of the Belgian engineer "Clément Van Bogaert" (1865–1937). | |
| Born | 4 April 1865 |
| Died | 5 May 1937 |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Citizenship | Belgian |
| Education | Completed his studies at the "Ecole du Génie Civil" in Ghent in 1878. |
| Engineering career | |
| Employer(s) | The Kingdom of Belgium, The Belgian railways. |
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Projects
editRailways
editEarly career (1878–1882)
editAfter 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: volwaardige) railway engineer and head of a department of Antwerp.[1]
Antwerpen-Centraal railway station (1886–1899)
editIn 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.[1] Along with his assistant Edouard de Rudder, they completed the design of the railway hall already in May 1889.[2] It has been claimed that Edouard de Rudder was not the only assistant in regards to the realisation of the platform roof.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c Baerts, Alex; De Corte, Bruno; Engels, Robin; Haustraete, Karel; Van De Voorde, Stephanie (2009). Ingenieurs en hun erfgoed: een educatieve verkenningstocht naar de technische relicten van Belgische ingenieurs. Leuven: Steunpunt Industrieel & Wetenschappelijk Erfgoed (SIWE) vzw.
- ^ a b Janssens, Glenn (1 September 2009). "Centraal Station Antwerpen. Een onderzoek naar een eclectisch gebouw" (PDF). Opleiding Architectuur. Provinciale Hogeschool Limburg. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ 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").
- ^ "Antwerpen-Centraal is het mooiste station ter wereld!". Radio 2. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ Bulletin de la Société Belge de Géologie, de Paléontologie et d'Hydrologie. (Procès-Verbaux des Séances et Mémoires). Vol. X (1896 ed.). Bruxelles: Bruxelles : The society. 1887.
- ^ Bulletin de la Société Belge de Géologie, de Paléontologie et d'Hydrologie. Vol. XI (Deuxième Série, tome I) (1897 ed.). Bruxelles: Bruxelles : The society. 1887.
- ^ Wagemans, Stan (2011). "Antwerpen-Centraal, de spoorhal". Centraal Station, spoorwegkathedraal. Antwerpen op de rails, toen en nu. Leuven: Davidsfonds Uitgeverij nv.