Award
Commander of the Legion of Honour
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Antoine Depage
1862-11-28 – 1925-06-10
Life & Legacy
Dr. Antoine Depage (Watermael-Boitsfort, 28 November 1862 – The Hague, 10 June 1925), was the Belgian royal surgeon, the founder and president of the Belgian Red Cross, and one of the founders of Scouting in Belgium.
Depage married Marie Picard in 1893 and they had three children. Marie Depage died on 7 May 1915 in the sinking of RMS Lusitania when it was torpedoed by German submarine SM U-20, killing nearly 1,200 passengers and crew.
Occupation & Career
physician writer, politician, surgeon, university teacher, physician
Education
Université libre de Bruxelles; Free University of Brussels
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Commander of the Legion of Honour; Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Commander of the Legion of Honour · Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
Employer
ambulance de l'Océan · site Victor Horta
Organizations & Memberships
Académie Nationale de Médecine · Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium
Education & Institutions
Free University of Brussels · Université libre de Bruxelles
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q2245909 · wikidata
Family Child
Pierre Depage
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Family Spouse
Marie Depage
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q2245909 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
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