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Information sheet "Cabane du Négus".

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Information sheet "Cabane du Négus".

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    July 15, 2022

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    The plaque gives information about a hermit who lived here in the 1930s and whose dwelling was called "Cabane du Negus".
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    April 12, 2023

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    Léon Rinquet, the Negus, had a PhD in physics and mathematics.
    L. Rinquet came to Xhoffraix in 1935 after having been professor of Athenaeum for several years. After his mother's death, he chose the solitude of the moor, which he already knew very well because he had traveled there with friends. He and two of his friends built a long and solid wooden hut with a thatched roof. He captured the Ru waters flowing nearby and even considered using the waterfall to light his house.
    Source: gite-ardennais.com/cabanedunegus.html
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    April 24, 2023

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    On August 26, 1937, the dwelling burned down in a thunderstorm. Encouraged by friends, he rebuilt his shelter, but more spartan. When the war came, he found refuge in Hockai. …
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    Location: Malmedy, Verviers, Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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