People
Louis Rosseels
Belgian consul in Athens, agent of Ernest Rolin
He signed the 1888 contract for the Myloi–Kalamata railway on behalf of Rolin. In 1891 the Athens paper To Asty printed his portrait as one of 'the founders of the Myloi–Kalamata company'.
Also written: Λουδοβίκος Ρόσσελς, Rossels, Ρώσσελς, Ῥόσσελς
Events
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12 May 1888
Contract signed: a railway from Myloi, with a pier and a workshop
Trikoupis and Lomvardos signed the contract with the Belgian consul Louis Rosseels, acting for Ernest Rolin of the Société Internationale de Constructions et d'Entreprises de Travaux Publics. The line was to start at…
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26 December 1889
Rolin takes on a second line
A new contract gave Ernest Rolin, contractor of the Myloi–Kalamata line, the branch Karytaina–Megalopoli–Leontari as well. His agent Louis Rosseels had to found a Greek company within 30 months, and the rolling stock of…
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8 July 1891
An illustrated report: portraits of the builders, and Myloi as km 0
The Athens daily To Asty printed engraved portraits of Ernest Rolin and Louis Rosseels, 'the founders of the Myloi–Kalamata company', and a large engraving of a bridge near Achladokampos. Its description of the line…
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22 November 1891
Foreign powers protest about the unpaid railway workers
The Belgian company building the Myloi–Kalamata railway had collapsed and its foreign workers had lost their wages. On a Sunday in November 1891 the envoys of several powers handed the Greek government a joint note…