Alfred Belpaire

locomotive engineer (1820–1893)
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Summary

Alfred Belpaire was born on September 25, 1820[1], in Ostend[2]. He died on January 27, 1893[3], in Schaerbeek[4]. He worked as an engineer[5] and locomotive designer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: January 26, 1893[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Belgium[9]
  • Employer: Belgian State Railways[10]
  • Educated at: École Centrale Paris[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Family name: Belpaire[13]
  • Given name: Alfred[14]
  • Birth name: Alfred Jules Belpaire[15]

Why It Matters

Alfred Belpaire has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

He is credited with the discovery of Belpaire firebox[18].

FAQs

Where was Alfred Belpaire born?

Alfred Belpaire was born in Ostend[2].

Where did Alfred Belpaire die?

Alfred Belpaire passed away in Schaerbeek[4].

What did Alfred Belpaire do for work?

Alfred Belpaire worked as an engineer[5] and locomotive designer[6].

Where did Alfred Belpaire go to school?

Alfred Belpaire was educated at École Centrale Paris[11].

What did Alfred Belpaire discover?

Alfred Belpaire is credited as discoverer of Belpaire firebox[18].

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  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'mg', 'nl', 'ru']
    Date of death → +1893-01-27T00:00:00Z, +1893-01-26T00:00:00Z
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  2. 16d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Schaerbeek
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → human
    Occupation → engineer, locomotive designer
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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