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Dutch sailors on Belgian merchant vessels University of Antwerp
Mahne, Willem-Leonard (1772-1852) University of Antwerp
Dutch merchant seamen in Belgian sources University of Antwerp
Where Dutch seafarers on Belgian merchant vessels came from (1845-1885) University of Antwerp
Migration trajectories of seafarers during the transition from sail to steam University of Antwerp Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This article examines the migration trajectories of seafarers who worked on Belgian merchant vessels departing from the port of Antwerp during the second half of the nineteenth century. Based on the Antwerp seamen’s registry, which recorded information on voyages of seafarers on Belgian merchant vessels departing from Belgium’s main commercial port, this article shows that Antwerp’s maritime recruitment area vastly expanded with the advent of ...
Migration, maritime labor, and family: the life of Carel Hendrik Bloebaum, 1848-1916 University of Antwerp
Historians have generally argued that in the wake of industrialization at sea, maritime migration levels rose significantly in order to meet the increased demand for unskilled labor. However, structural changes cannot fully explain why certain seafarers moved to a particular port, while others did not, or why some pursued longer careers while others took temporary positions at sea. The maritime career of Carel Hendrik Bloebaum, a fireman from ...
Tagungsbericht: Port Cities and Migration in the Modern Era, 23.11.2017-24.11.207 Göteborg University of Antwerp
De studenten geneeskunde van de Vlaamse Hogeschool 1916-1918 University of Antwerp
Tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog (WO I) opent de voormalige Université de Gand haar deuren in het Nederlands onder Duits toezicht. Algemeen kan de activistische Vlaamse Hogeschool als pronkstuk van collaboratie op weinig begrip rekenen. Het merendeel van de Vlaamse beweging, het Gentse professoraat en de bevolking kant zich immers tegen het initiatief. Vandaar dat studenten heel wat weerstand moeten overwinnen om zich in te schrijven. Bovendien is ...