Edouard Van Even
Gérard Edouard Van Even (1821–1905) was a Belgian archivist and historian. Life. Van Even was born in Leuven on 6 December 1821. In 1846 he was appointed assistant librarian to the Catholic University of Leuven, resigning in 1853 to take up a position working for the local council as city archivist and secretary of municipal festivals. He died in Leuven on 11 February 1905. He had been a member of the Royal Academy of Dutch Language and Literature, the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium, and the Royal Academy of Archaeology of Belgium