Leo Baekeland

Leo Baekeland

male, deceased (1944)
from Florida, Perkin Medal, from Dutchess County, New York, Ghent University alumni, naturalized citizen of the United States, Belgian-American…ghent, university of ghent, From Ghent, Ghent, Belgium, A real gent from Ghent
Leo Hendrik Baekeland (Ghent, November 14, 1863 - February 23, 1944) was a Belgian-American chemist who invented Velox photographic paper (1893)...

Droon

male
musician, breakcore, Jurgen Desmet aka Sickboy, Breakcore Gives Me Wood, Monsters of Mashup, Richard D James…Ghent, Belgium
Droon is an alias of Belgian breakcore producer William Ghysels. Droon is also active as graphic designer and has created the artwork for the...
Charles John Seghers

Charles John Seghers

male, deceased (1886)
Belgian expatriate in Canada, Canadian of Belgian descent, Leuven alumni before 1968, expatriate in the United States, From Ghent, ghent…Ghent, Belgium
Charles John Seghers (sometimes written as "Charles Jean Seghers") (December 26, 1839, Ghent, Belgium - November 28, 1886, Bishop's Rock, Canada)...
Georges Carpentier

Georges Carpentier

male, deceased (1975)
Vaudeville performer, jack johnson, film actor, boxer, French, heavyweight…Ghent, Belgium
Georges Carpentier was a French boxer. He fought mainly as a light heavyweight and heavyweight in a career lasting from 1908-26. Nicknamed the...

Cameron Meyer

male, 21 years old
Ghent, Belgium, Madison, Australian, cycling, cyclist, team pursuit…Spa, Belgium
Cameron Meyer (b. 11 January 1988) is an Australian junior world cycling champion. In 2006 Meyer won the individual pursuit, team pursuit and the...
Robert Cailliau

Robert Cailliau

male, 62 years old
Ghent University alumni, atheist, computer programmer, Order of Léopold recipient, from Antwerp, Belgium, Developer…Ghent, Belgium, ghent
Robert Cailliau (b. 26 January 1947) is one of the co-developers of the World Wide Web.
Graham Webb

Graham Webb

male
Spock user, Spock power user, Brown/green eyes, From Birmingham, Track cyclist, Spock Top 500…Loves Ghent, 1963 world championships Belgium, I'm in love with Ghent, Ghent city lover, ghent altarpiece
Born in Birmingham, UK, to L. Webb a battle of El Alamein war widow, I was the youngest of 5 children. Started cycling at the age of 8 and was many...
Sid Patterson

Sid Patterson

male, deceased (1999)
Australian, zurich, Malvern Star, sprint, 1950 British Empire Games, time trial…ghent belgium, ghent, belgium, Ghent 6 day
Sid Patterson was a world champion amateur and professional track cyclist from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. While a teenager, Patterson won...