Jules Delecourt
Belgian writer (1835-1906)
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Jules Victor Delecourt was a Belgian writer and secretary of the Société des bibliophiles de Belgique.
Jules Delecourt | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jules Victor Delecourt 9 October 1835 |
| Died | 13 February 1906 (aged 70) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality |  Belgium |
| Notable works | Essai d'un dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes et pseudonymes publié en Belgique au 19e siècle et principalement depuis 1830 |
Biography
Jules Victor Delecourt was born in Mons, Kingdom of Belgium in 9 October 1835.[1]
In 1863, he published a dictionary in Brussels titled Essai d'un dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes et pseudonymes publié en Belgique au 19e siècle et principalement depuis 1830, covering anonymous books and pseudonyms from 19th-century Belgium, primarily since 1830.[2]
He published Bibliographie de l'histoire du Hainaut, a historical account of Hainaut, in 1864.[3]
In 1866, he served as the secretary of the Society of Bibliophiles of Belgium (French: Société des bibliophiles de Belgique) in Mons.[4] That year, the first issue of Le Bibliophile Belge, the society's journal, included his discoveries about the historical materials of Patrice Beaucourt de Noortvelde.[5]
Death
Family
His wife was Marie Elise Joachime Victoire Hubertine Sophie Chalon, and they had a son, Victor Charles Renier Jules Delecourt.[6]
Works
- Compendium of ordinances of the Austrian Netherlands (French: Recueil des ordonnances des Pays-Bas autrichiens), 1860[7]
- Essay on a dictionary of anonymous & pseudonymous works published in Belgium in the 19th century and mainly since 1830 (French: Essai d'un dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes et pseudonymes publié en Belgique au 19e siècle et principalement depuis), 1863[2]
- Bibliography of the History of Hainaut (French: Bibliographie de l'histoire du Hainaut), 1864[3]
- Eccentric Belgian Authors: Guillaume Gensse (French: Auteurs belges excentriques: Guillaume Gensse), 1867[8]
- Customs of the Country and County of Hainaut (French: Coutumes Du Pays Et Comté de Hainaut), 1871[9]
External links
Media related to Jules Delecourt at Wikimedia Commons