Antoine Depage
Antoine Depage | |
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Dr. Antoine Depage | |
| Born | 28 November 1862 Watermael-Boitsfort |
| Died | 10 June 1925 (aged 62) The Hague |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Education | Universite Libre de Bruxelles |
| Occupation | Royal surgeon |
| Known for | Founder and president of the Belgian Red Cross, one of the founders of Scouting in Belgium |
| Medical career | |
| Institutions | Berkendael Institute |
Dr. Antoine Depage (Watermael-Boitsfort, 28 November 1862 – The Hague, 10 June 1925), was the Belgian royal surgeon, the founder and president of the Belgian Red Cross, and one of the founders of Scouting in Belgium.
Depage married Marie Picard in 1893 and they had three children. Marie Depage died on 7 May 1915 in the sinking of RMS Lusitania when it was torpedoed by German submarine SM U-20, killing nearly 1,200 passengers and crew.