Max graduated in law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, and entered the legal profession, besides doing journalistic work. When he was 25 years old, he was elected a province councillor for Brabant, and was elected a city councillor in 1903. After he had worked as a magistrate, he was appointed city mayor of Brussels on 6 December 1909.
Under the German occupation of Brussels during the First World War, Max refused to cooperate with the occupying forces. As a result, he was arrested and held in captivity, first at Namur, and then at Glatz (Poland) and Goslar (Germany), until he escaped on 13 November 1918. Charles Lemonnier was acting mayor during his captivity. On his return to Brussels, he was greeted as a hero. In 1919, he was elected to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives, where he campaigned for universal adult suffrage, a goal not achieved until after his death.
Proclamation poster from the German occupation administration in Brussels in September 1914 announcing Max's deposition from his role as burgomaster and his imprisonment
Grojean, O., Adolphe Max, in : Le Flambeau, I, 1918, nr. 6, p. 178.
Seyl, A., Un grand citoyen : Adolphe Max, in : Revue de Bruxelles, April 1958, p. III.
Vierset, A., Adolphe Max, in : Cahiers Historiques, Série IV, 1964, nr. 33, p. 83.
Cooremans, Lucien, Adolphe Max, bourgmestre des heures tragiques et des heures glorieuses, in : De 1830 à 1958. Douze bourgmestres libéraux ont fait de Bruxelles une des plus prestigieuses capitales, s.l., s.n., s.d., s.p.
adolphe, adolphe, eugène, jean, henri, december, 1869, november, 1939, belgian, liberal, politician, mayor, city, brussels, from, 1909, until, death, also, irregular, freemason, honorary, minister, state, member, institut, france, bornadolphe, eugène, jean, he. Adolphe Eugene Jean Henri Max 30 December 1869 6 November 1939 was a Belgian liberal politician and mayor of the City of Brussels from 1909 until his death He was also an irregular freemason an honorary Minister of State and a member of the Institut de France Adolphe MaxAdolphe MaxBornAdolphe Eugene Jean Henri Max 1869 12 30 30 December 1869Brussels BelgiumDied6 November 1939 1939 11 06 aged 69 NationalityBelgianOccupation s politician lawyerMax graduated in law at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles and entered the legal profession besides doing journalistic work When he was 25 years old he was elected a province councillor for Brabant and was elected a city councillor in 1903 After he had worked as a magistrate he was appointed city mayor of Brussels on 6 December 1909 Under the German occupation of Brussels during the First World War Max refused to cooperate with the occupying forces As a result he was arrested and held in captivity first at Namur and then at Glatz Poland and Goslar Germany until he escaped on 13 November 1918 Charles Lemonnier was acting mayor during his captivity On his return to Brussels he was greeted as a hero In 1919 he was elected to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives where he campaigned for universal adult suffrage a goal not achieved until after his death Proclamation poster from the German occupation administration in Brussels in September 1914 announcing Max s deposition from his role as burgomaster and his imprisonmentAmong the monuments from Max s time in office as mayor of Brussels are parts of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium and the Heysel exhibition park built for the Brussels International Exposition of 1935 The Boulevard Adolphe Max Adolphe Maxlaan a central boulevard of the City of Brussels is named after him as are primary and secondary schools near Square Ambiorix There is also a Place Adolphe Max in the 9th arrondissement of Paris which was named in his honour in January 1940 shortly after his death Contents 1 Honours 2 See also 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksHonours edit1910 Knight Grand cross in the Order of the Crown of Prussia 1 1918 Grand Officer in the Order of Leopold 2 1932 Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold 3 1938 Grand Cross of the Order of the White Lion Member of the Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium See also editList of mayors of the City of BrusselsReferences edit Journal De Bruxelles 29 10 1910 RD 17 12 1918 RD 24 11 1932Sources editGrojean O Adolphe Max in Le Flambeau I 1918 nr 6 p 178 Seyl A Un grand citoyen Adolphe Max in Revue de Bruxelles April 1958 p III Vierset A Adolphe Max in Cahiers Historiques Serie IV 1964 nr 33 p 83 Cooremans Lucien Adolphe Max bourgmestre des heures tragiques et des heures glorieuses in De 1830 a 1958 Douze bourgmestres liberaux ont fait de Bruxelles une des plus prestigieuses capitales s l s n s d s p External links edit in Dutch Biography of Adolphe Max at Belgium be Newspaper clippings about Adolphe Max in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW nbsp nbsp This article about a mayor in Belgium is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a Brussels politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adolphe Max amp oldid 1192101260, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
