BURGOMASTERS
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Alain Tillière |
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1960-2010
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Jean Van Calck^ |
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BIOGRAPHY
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1924
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Born
in the Brussels Hospital St-Pierre at 17.15 on August 28th.
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1930-32
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Begins
his studies at the local primary school of the "Rue Nicolay" in
Brussels.
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1932-34
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Continues
his efforts at the local primary school of the "Rue Willem Demol" in
Brussels.
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1934-36
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Wears out his pants on the benches of the local primary school of the "Rue Masui"
in Schaerbeek.
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1936-38
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Ends his studies at the local primary school of the "Place Gaucheret"
in Schaerbeek.
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1938-40
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Employee at the Hirsch House in the "Rue Neuve".
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1940-64
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Employee
at the newspaper "Le Soir", first as a messenger of the editorial staff,
afterwards in the department of the small advertisements.
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1951-59
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Deputy Mayor of the Commune of Forest.
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1960-65
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Vice-President of the association "Ilot Sacré
number 1".
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1965-
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Burgomaster of the Free Commune
of Ilot Sacré.
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1966-75
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Manager
of the hotel "Le Regina" in Blankenberge, property of the bank
"Crédit Communal de Belgique".
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1975-84
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Employee
at the bank "Crédit Communal" in Brussels until his retirement in 1984.
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DISTINCTIONS |
1968
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Member of the "Confrérie du Gosier
Sec" (the dry throat brotherhood) of Vaux-en-Beaujolais,
France.
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1970
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Knight of the "Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne" (the order
of the hills of Champagne), France.
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1973
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Prince of the Belgian Humour, with the titel of Jehan II.
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1975
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Companion of the "Asperge d'Argenteuil" (the asparagus of
Argenteuil), France.
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1976
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Knight of Saint-Bacchus (Commanderie of Tokyo).
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1976
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Knight of the "Dame Blanche" of Arcachon, France.
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Honorary
Member of the "Ordre des 33 Maîtres Queux de Belgique"
(the order of the 33 master-cooks of Belgium).
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Knight in the Order of the Scotch Whisky
Tasters.
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1995
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Honorary Squire of the "Confrérie des Chevaliers de
Saint-Michel".
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Member of the "Ordre des Amis de Manneken Pis" (the order
of the friends of Manneken
Pis).
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1996
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Knight of Toone.
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1997
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Citizen
of the Free Republic of Outre Meuse (Liege, Belgium).
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2002
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Honoris Causa Member of the "Ordre du
Bloempanch".
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2006
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Honorary Brother of the "Ordre du Faro".
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