Database

In this story, you will learn more about the rich tradition of Belgian scientific history, from the Renaissance, through key figures such as Adolphe Quetelet and George Sarton, to the present day.

Chemist and historian of science.

Traveller, key figure in nineteenth-century Belgian science and head of the Royal Observatory.

French mathematician.

Professor of classical philology and historian of science.

Microbiologist, immunologist and Nobel laureate.

Embryologist and anatomist.

In 1819, Franz-Peter Cassel, professor of botany, made his rectoral address at the State University of Ghent an ardent plea for the study of the history of science.