Henri Geirnaert
Hendrik Lucianus (Henri) Geirnaert (1860–1928) was a Belgian architect, educator and conservationist, particularly active in building and restoring churches.
Life
[edit]Henri Geirnaert was born in Vinderhoute, East Flanders, on 24 February 1860, the son of Pierre Geirnaert, cabinetmaker, and Colette Van Loo.[1] He studied at the Sint-Lucas School of Architecture (1872–1881) and went on to teach there until his death.[1] In conserving and restoring medieval churches, he was a close collaborator of Arthur Verhaegen.[2][3] He was also a member of the city of Ghent's Commission for Monuments and Landscapes.[4] He died in Ghent on 24 February 1928.[4]
Works
[edit]- Church of St Anthony of Padua, Ghent (1898–1900)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Anthony Demey (1988). "Een blik in het archief van de Koninklijke Commissie voor Monumenten en Landschappen: Henri Geirnaert en de kerk van Eksaarde" (PDF). Gentse Bijdragen tot de Kunstgeschiedenis en Oudheidkunde. 27.
- ^ Jan de Maeyer, Arthur Verhaegen, 1847-1917: De rode baron (Leuven University Press, 1994), pp. 445-455.
- ^ Arthur Verhaegen (1897). "La restauration du choeur de l'église collégiale de Sainte-Gertrude à Nivelles". Revue de l'art chrétien. 40: 453–459.
- ^ a b "Geirnaert, Hendrik (Henri)". Inventaris onroerend erfgoed. Flanders Heritage Agency. 30 April 2019.
