Victor was born in Brussels on 5 October 1802, the son of Jacques-Jean Coremans, a judge, and Anne-Marie Vandersande.
[4] While in prison he wrote three German-language books that were well-received in Germany: Die Stimme aus dem Kerker (The Voice from the Dungeon), Kerkerblumen (Dungeon Flowers), and Die göttlichen Befreier (The Divine Liberator).
On 13 April 1836, he was appointed as a collaborator to the newly created Commission royale d'Histoire in Brussels.
His task was to make the German collection in the National Archives of Belgium available for research.
[4] His scholarly writing addressed various topics in the history, culture, and politics of Belgium, Germany, and Austria.