Auguste Marie François Beernaert Politician

Auguste Marie François Beernaert (26 July 1829 – 6 October 1912) was the 14th Prime Minister of Belgium from October 1884 to March 1894.Born in Ostend, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1873, and became Minister of Public Works under Jules Malou, greatly improving the rail, canal and road systems. After his tenure as Prime Minister, he represented Belgium at the Hague conventions of 1899 and 1907. He was also co-winner (with Paul d'Estournelles de Constant) of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1909 for his work at the Permanent Court of Arbitration. He was chosen as president of the panel established under the rules of that organization in the Sarvarkar Case in 1911. A year later, he died in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 26, 1829
Birth place
Belgium , United Kingdom of the Netherlands , Ostend
Date of deathOctober 06, 1912
Place of death
Switzerland , Lucerne
Education
Heidelberg University

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Office holder

monarch
office
President of the Chamber of Representatives
Prime Minister of Belgium
party
Catholic Party (Belgium)
successor
Louis Marie Joseph de Sadeleer

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