Metadata: Maurice Philippson archives
Collection
- Country:
- Belgium
- Holding institution:
- Royal Museum for Central Africa
- Holding institution (official language):
- Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale
- Postal address:
- Leuvensesteenweg 13, 3080 Tervuren
- Phone number:
- +32 (0)2 769 52 11
- Web address:
- http://www.africamuseum.be/collections/archives/
- Reference number:
- RMCAf-Tervuren-HA.01.0381
- Title:
- Maurice Philippson archives
- Title (official language):
- Fonds Maurice Philippson
- Creator/accumulator:
- Philippson family
- Date(s):
- 1891/1927
- Extent:
- 0.03 linear metres
- Scope and content:
- This fonds consists mainly of private correspondence from Paul and Maurice Philippson, addressed to their relatives, including Marguerite, the wife of Maurice (1927). We also note documents concerning the travels of Maurice Philippson between Elisabethville and Cape Town in his capacity as administrator of the Compagnie du Chemin de Fer du Congo (1927), as well as press cuttings related to the Belgian railroads in the Congo.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- Franz Moses Philippson (1851-1929) made a brilliant career in banking and finance. He founded the Banque F.M. Philippson et Compagnie in 1905, of which the current Banque Degroof is the successor. Franz Moses Philippson played an active part in many societies. As a philanthropist he was involved in both Jewish and non-Jewish organisations, notably holding the function of president of the Communauté israélite de Bruxelles (1884-1921) and of the Central Jewish Consistory of Belgium (CCIB)(1921-1929), and of vice president of Ezra. His son Maurice Richard Manuel (1877-1939), a talented zoologist, lectured at the ULB. Franz Moses’ second son, Jules Georges René (1881-1961), succeeded his father. He was active in various enterprises and organisations. He was also involved in the organised Jewish community, notably as vice president of the CCIB and president of the Office central israélite de Secours (OCIS). Paul Louis Philippson (1910-1978), Maurice’s son, continued the family’s banking activities, after having fought in the liberation campaign as an officer in the British army. He too was active in Jewish institutions, notably as president of the retirement home l’Heureux Séjour, of the Caisse de Prêts et de Crédit, the AIVG-SSJ, the CIB (1945-1962), the CCIB (1962), State of Israel Bonds in Belgium and the Chamber of Commerce Belgium-Luxembourg-Israel. (J.-P. Schreiber, "Philippson, Franz Moses; Maurice Richard Manuel Philippson; Jules Georges René Philippson; Paul Louis Jacques Philippson", in J.-P. Schreiber, Dictionnaire biographique des Juifs de Belgique. Figures du judaïsme belge, XIXe-XXe siècles, Bruxelles, De Boeck, 2002, pp. 276-281; J.-P. Schreiber, "Famille Philippson", in G. Kurgan-Van Hentenryk, S. Jaumain & V. Montens (ed.), Dictionnaire des patrons en Belgique. Les hommes, les entreprises, les réseaux, Bruxelles, De Boeck Université, 1996, pp. 506-510; P. Falek, "De la tsedaka à la philanthropie: Marguerite Philippson-Wiener", in Les Cahiers du Judaïsme, no. 18, 2005, pp. 82-94.)
- Access points: locations:
- Belgian Congo
- Access points: persons/families:
- Philippson, Marguerite
- Philippson, Maurice
- Philippson, Paul
- Yerusha Network member:
- State Archives of Belgium
