Georges Montefiore-Levi (18 February 1832 – 24 April 1906) was a Belgian politician, industrialist and inventor of Jewish extraction who created the first phosphorus bronze.[1]
A businessman and an active philanthropist, Montefiore-Levi represented Liège in the Senate from 1882 to 1901, and he was the president of the 1892 international monetary conference that met in Brussels.[3]
Montefiore-Levi founded one of Belgium's oldest engineering schools, the Institut Montefiore in Liège, and it later became part of the University of Liège. He also established an asylum for convalescent children in Esneux that he named after his wife.[4] He had an interest in photography and was once president of the Belgian Association of Photography. He improved existing technology so that it was possible to take up to fifteen wax-paper negatives without opening a camera, and he introduced a canopy that allowed for the immediate processing of collodion negatives.[5]
In 1866, he married Hortense Bischoffsheim [fr], daughter of Jonathan-Raphaël Bischoffsheim. He died at his home in Brussels in 1906.[6]
^Guidi, Marco E. L. (2017). Economists in Parliament in the Liberal Age: (1848–1920). Routledge. ISBN9781351941778.
^"Levi, Georges". search.arch.be (in French). Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^Taylor, Roger; Schaaf, Larry John (2007). Impressed by Light: British Photographs from Paper Negatives, 1840-1860. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 341. ISBN9781588392251.
georges, montefiore, levi, february, 1832, april, 1906, belgian, politician, industrialist, inventor, jewish, extraction, created, first, phosphorus, bronze, bust, montefiore, liège, belgium, born, 1832, february, 1832streatham, united, kingdomdied24, april, 1. Georges Montefiore Levi 18 February 1832 24 April 1906 was a Belgian politician industrialist and inventor of Jewish extraction who created the first phosphorus bronze 1 Georges Montefiore LeviBust of Montefiore in Liege Belgium Born 1832 02 18 18 February 1832Streatham United KingdomDied24 April 1906 1906 04 24 aged 74 Brussels BelgiumNationalityBelgianKnown forInventor of phosphorus bronzeSpouseHortense Bischoffsheim fr m 1866 1901 wbr SenatorIn office 1882 1901 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editHe was born in Streatham South London His father Isaac Levi was a merchant and his mother was a first cousin of financier Moses Montefiore 2 Career editA businessman and an active philanthropist Montefiore Levi represented Liege in the Senate from 1882 to 1901 and he was the president of the 1892 international monetary conference that met in Brussels 3 Montefiore Levi founded one of Belgium s oldest engineering schools the Institut Montefiore in Liege and it later became part of the University of Liege He also established an asylum for convalescent children in Esneux that he named after his wife 4 He had an interest in photography and was once president of the Belgian Association of Photography He improved existing technology so that it was possible to take up to fifteen wax paper negatives without opening a camera and he introduced a canopy that allowed for the immediate processing of collodion negatives 5 In 1866 he married Hortense Bischoffsheim fr daughter of Jonathan Raphael Bischoffsheim He died at his home in Brussels in 1906 6 References edit Jews in Belgium Archived from the original on 6 February 2008 Silver talk St Louis Post Dispatch 11 December 1892 Guidi Marco E L 2017 Economists in Parliament in the Liberal Age 1848 1920 Routledge ISBN 9781351941778 Levi Georges search arch be in French Retrieved 27 October 2018 Taylor Roger Schaaf Larry John 2007 Impressed by Light British Photographs from Paper Negatives 1840 1860 Metropolitan Museum of Art p 341 ISBN 9781588392251 Mr Montefiore Levi The Manchester Guardian 26 April 1906 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Georges Montefiore Levi Full length biography from the Royal Academy of Science Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium in French Tribute from L Association Belge de Photographie in French Institut Montefiore nbsp nbsp This Belgian biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Georges Montefiore Levi amp oldid 1195828116, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
