Jules Borgnet
Charles Adolphe Jules Borgnet (1817–1872) was a Belgian archivist and historian who played an important role in introducing modern archival practices in the city of Namur.
Charles Adolphe Jules Borgnet (1817–1872) was a Belgian archivist and historian who played an important role in introducing modern archival practices in the city of Namur.
Borgnet was born in Namur, United Kingdom of the Netherlands on 16 November 1817.
After studying law at the University of Liège he developed an interest in history and in 1842 he was appointed by the governor of the Province of Namur to classify the archives preserved in the city's law courts, which included documents going back to the Middle Ages confiscated during the French period.
[1] In 1848 he entered the service of the State Archives, which was then in the process of establishing a provincial repository in Namur, and in 1851 he was also appointed to teach history and geography at the Athénée royal de Namur.
