Graux, Charles

(l837-1910)

   Born into an upper bourgeois family in Brussels on 4 January 1837, Graux studied law at the Université libre de Bruxelles. He represented Brussels in the Senate from 1878 to 1888 and served in the Chamber of Representatives from 1890 to 1894. He served as a member of the administrative council of the university in 1884, and, in October 1890, he was appointed director of the school. Graux occupied the post for 17 years and during his tenure the university witnessed a considerable expansion in its scientific curriculum. Modern laboratories were installed and schools were founded in anatomy, bacteriology, botany, physiology, and sociology. Graux died in Brussels on 22 January 1910.