Servais, Gaspard Joseph de
Owner Id00014286
TypePerson
GenderMale
Biographical dates - Period of existence1735-1807
Other InformationServais was a lawyer, botanist and bibliophile. See for the catalogue of his auction in 1808 (The Hague, KB, Verz. Cat. 5351).
De Servais was a wealthy lawyer in Mechelen (Belgium). He was a friend of Charles van Hulthem, the famous botanist and bibliophile. He experimented in his large garden with native and exotic trees and plants and has published about it. After his dead, Charles Van Hulthem bought a large part of his books. The library of Van Hulthem became the core of the Royal Library that was founded in 1837 (https://www.academia.edu/27437946/Ridder_Gaspar_Joseph_de_Servais_1735_1807_Belgisch_botanicus_en_bibliofiel)
IPI: Servais, Gasper-Joseph, chevalier de, 1735-1807, of Malines. (Clark: His father, Francois-Joseph was created a Chevalier de l’Empire & the family retained & added to the title. Gasper possessed a splendid library, he was a student of botany.) (supralibros; auct. Malines, 3 Oct 1808; many incs. at BNF): DeR(M) 79, 97; BMC IX 48 IA.47580; 51 IA.47610; 61 IA.47788; 70 IA.47878; ULC 440 (?), 3457, 3604 (?), 3667, 3986; Harv. 1, 402; Fitzwm. 177; CatRég XII 24, 572; MMW II 354; BN(Neth) 41, 53, 76, 134, 150, 171, 215, 277, 278, 311, 369, 421, 450, 485, 494, 509; Paris BNF (67)
Reference: BNDB XXII300-2; Clark, Collectors, 59; sale, Malines, 3 Oct. 1808; NBW (Belgium) XVI, 1987, p. 683.
Variant NamesServais, Gaspar Joseph de
Servais, Caspar Joseph de
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Activity
Start (year)1735
End (year)1807
MARC Area Codee-be
PlaceMechelen (Geonames Id: 2791537)
Profession / Type of InstitutionScholar
CharacterisationNo characterisation/lay
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