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]
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.