Joseph-Pierre Braemt


Joseph-Pierre Braemt was a Belgian medalist and coin designer.

Biography

After training at the academies of Ghent and then Brussels, Joseph-Pierre Braemt perfected his craft in Paris with the engraver André Galle and the baron François Joseph Bosio, a renowned sculptor of the time.
He was appointed general engraver of the Hôtel des Monnaies in Brussels and produced the first Belgian coins.
He was a founding member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium.

Works

His work includes the following:
A street in the municipality of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, where he owned a large property called "Campagne de M. Braemt", on which the street was partly drawn, bears his name.