Early Life, Family and Training Jacques Maes enters the world on February 19, 1905, in Ixelles, Belgium. His domestic landscape is defined by the distinct trades of his parents. His father, Edgard Maes, carries the discipline of a former non-commissioned officer from the 14e régiment de ligne. His mother, Marie Julie Anselin, works as a milliner, a craft born in Roubaix. This household provides the foundation for a life centered on vi…