Jan Pieter Minckelers (1748-1824): pioneer of coal gas
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Title
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Jan Pieter Minckelers (1748-1824): pioneer of coal gas
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Description
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These bronze reliefs are a copy of the reliefs on the memorial for Jan Pieter Minckelers (1748-1824), erected in Maastricht in 1904 by sculptor Bart van Hove (1850-1914). Minckelers was a lecturer at the University of Leuven and in 1783, he succeeded in producing the very first lighting gas. The reliefs show how Minckelers, supported by the Duke of Arenberg, released the very first gas balloon in the Low Countries on the lawn in front of Arenberg Castle on 20 November 1783, and how already in the following year his own laboratory was illuminated with the technology. The artist donated the reliefs to the university at the inauguration of the statue in Maastricht.
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Creator
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Bart van Hove
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Place
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Faculty of Sciences, KU Leuven
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Rights Holder
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KU Leuven
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Subject
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chemistry
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Temporal Coverage
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Late modern period
