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23-422: Culpin is a surname, and may refer to: Ewart Culpin (1877–1946), British politician and town planner Jack Culpin (born 1927), Australian politician Millais Culpin (1874–1952), British psychologist Millice Culpin (1846–1941), Australian politician Paul Culpin (born 1962), English footballer [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with

46-758: A councillor in Battersea North . He chaired the council from 1938 to 1939. Culpin received several honours, including becoming an officer of the Belgian Order of the Crown , a grand officer of the Romanian Order of the Crown , and a commander of the Dahomean Order of the Black Star . Order of the Crown (Belgium) The Order was established on October 15, 1897, by King Leopold II in his capacity as ruler of

69-427: A faceted five-armed 'Maltese asterisk' (see Maltese cross ), with golden rays between the arms. The centre shows the obverse of an officer's cross. The medal is round in gold, silver and bronze versions, with a suspension in the form of a royal crown with two pendelia and a ribbon ring. The obverse shows a finely ribbed central area with bead surround, with the royal crown superimposed. The surrounding circlet carries

92-703: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Ewart Culpin Ewart Gladstone Culpin (3 December 1877 – 1 December 1946) was a British Labour Party politician and town planner who served as the Chairman of London County Council . The son of Ben Ephraim Lamartine and Eliza Culpin, Ewart attended Alleynes Grammar School and Hitchin Grammar School . He became a journalist, based in Letchworth , where he developed an interest in town planning and

115-678: The Congo Free State . The order was first intended to recognize heroic deeds and distinguished service achieved for service in the Congo Free State. In 1908, the Order of the Crown was made a national honour of Belgium, junior to the Order of Leopold . Currently, the Order of the Crown is awarded for services rendered to the Belgian state, especially for meritorious service in public employment. The Order of

138-469: The Order of Leopold , no maritime division of the Order of the Crown exists, some unofficial decorations with crossed anchors under the wreath are known to exist. National orders are awarded by royal decree at fixed dates: 8 April ( birthday of King Albert I ), 15 November ( King's Feast ), and in some cases on 21 July (Belgian national holiday) to reward meritorious services to the Kingdom of Belgium based on

161-584: The garden city movement . In 1906, he was appointed as secretary of the Garden City Association , and in 1907 he founded the International Garden Cities and Town Planning Association. Enthusiastic about the positions, in his spare time he qualified as a town planner and as an architect . Through the association, he promoted low-density housing schemes, whether designed as new towns or as extensions to existing ones, and in 1913 he toured

184-408: The surname Culpin . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Culpin&oldid=891664959 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

207-607: The Crown is also awarded for distinguished artistic, literary or scientific achievements, or for commercial or industrial services in Belgium or Africa. The Order may also be bestowed to foreign nationals and is frequently awarded to military and diplomatic personnel of other countries stationed in (or providing support to) Belgium. During the Second World War , the Order of the Crown was extensively authorized for award to Allied military personnel who had helped to liberate Belgium from

230-489: The Grand Cross after 1 or 2 years of service as CHOD). When officers are considered for the award based on their length of service, their years of service in a non-officer's rank count for half. The first twelve years of service as a member of the flying personnel counts double. For awards to military personnel, there is no minimum age requirement. The palms and the medals of the Order of the Crown may be awarded to workers in

253-662: The United States speaking on this topic. His approach was opposed by Ebenezer Howard , founder of the movement, and in 1918 he was replaced by Charles Purdom , who, like Howard, championed only new town developments. After World War I , Culpin was president of the Belgian Society for the Reconstruction of Belgium, and he chaired the Standing Conference on London Regional Planning from 1926 until his death. In 1930, he

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276-450: The basis of the number of members of the organisation, of the length of their membership of the board, and on the length of their tenure on the board. The Knight's Cross of the Order of the Crown is also awarded to the members of the national and provincial committees for the promotion of labour who have reached the age of 42 after a tenure of 10 years (national committee) or 20 years (provincial committee) and, after 30 years of service, to

299-474: The career path and age of the recipient. A number of different regulations rule the award of national orders for the various ministries. In addition, the national orders may be awarded by the king for especially meritorious deeds. The royal decrees are published in the Belgian official journal, Moniteur Belge . For people who are not Belgian, honours are not published in the Moniteur and bestowed all year round by

322-411: The following variations: Stars, palms, borders or stripes can be awarded together, but these deviations are currently only rarely awarded. The ribbon of the palms and medals has a vertical white border on both sides as well as a metal pin showing a reduction of the palm or medal. The ribbon bar of the order, which is worn on the semi-formal dress uniform is: Despite the fact that, in contrast to

345-469: The foreign office. Recent example is the Grand Cross of ambassador Vershbow. The ministry responsible for foreign affairs, currently the Federal Public Service (SPF/FOD) Foreign Affairs , administers the national orders and the minister has the role of advisor in cases not fitting within a regulation. For the award of national orders for persons to whom no regulation applies or has been adopted,

368-601: The motto of the Belgian Congo: Travail et Progrès (work and progress) —the later issues are bilingual including the Dutch Arbeid en Vooruitgang in the lower half of the circlet. The reverse is a stylised 'double L' crowned Leopold II monogram within a palm wreath. The ribbon of the order is usually plain maroon. However, if the order is awarded in special circumstances, the ribbon of the Officer and Knight classes show

391-500: The number of awards is limited every year by decision of the Council of Ministers ( contingent ). The classes of the national orders are integrated in a combined hierarchy defined by law, whereby within one class the Order of Leopold is senior to the Order of the Crown, which is senior to the Order of Leopold II . One cannot be awarded a national order at a level below the highest that the recipient has already received. Persons who are

414-457: The occupation forces of Nazi Germany . The Order of the Crown is awarded by royal decree . The Order of the Crown is awarded in five classes, plus two palms and three medals: The badge of the Order is a white-enamelled Maltese cross with straight rays, in silver for the Knight class and in gold for the higher classes. The obverse central disc has a gold crown on a blue enamelled background;

437-616: The private sector or contractual employees of the public sector, as well as some public sector employees such as prison supervisors, ushers , burgomasters , police commissioners , local police officers , or members of town councils . In addition, the Gold Medal, the Silver Palms and the Golden Palms are awarded to the presidents, secretaries and members of the board of directors of representative trade organisations such as trade unions on

460-400: The reverse central disc has the face-to-face monogram "L" (for King Leopold II) on a blue enamelled background. The badge is suspended from a green-enamelled wreath of laurel and oak leaves. The plaque for Grand Cross is a faceted silver five-pointed star with golden rays between the branches of the star. The centre shows the obverse of a commander's cross. The plaque for Grand Officer is

483-409: The secretaries of the provincial committees for the promotion of labour who have reached the age of 62. The medal could also be awarded without the rigid 'time in service' criteria to administrators, directors, department heads, artisans, architects, chemists, specialist craftsmen, etc., each case for an award assessed on an individual basis. The bronze medal appears to have been confined mainly to

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506-454: The subject of criminal proceedings will usually not be awarded a national order until they are declared not guilty. The Order of the Crown is mostly awarded to military personnel on the basis of their length of service, although exceptions to that rule exist where the order is presented to military personnel for exceptional or meritorious service. (e.g. the Chief of Defence is commonly presented with

529-783: Was the president of the Incorporated Association of Architects and Surveyors , while in 1937/8 he was president of the Town Planning Institute . He also became a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects . Culpin became active in the Labour Party, for which he stood unsuccessfully in Islington North at the 1924 United Kingdom general election . In 1925, he was appointed to London County Council as an alderman , serving until 1937, when he moved to become

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