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1863: admitted as an Associate Member of the Académie de Stanislas on 23 January 1863.
1874: admitted as a Full Member of the Académie de Stanislas on 27 March 1874.
1881: admitted as a Full Member of the Society of Comparative Legislation in May 1881.
1881-1882: served as President of the Académie de Stanislas.
1886: made a Corresponding Member of the Society for Psychical Research.
1889: appointed vice-president of the First International Congress of Experimental and Therapeutic Hypnotism, in Paris, in August 1889.
c.1890: made an Honorary Member of the Gesellschaft Für Psychologische Forschung ('Society for Psychological Research').
1892: appointed vice-president of the Second International Congress of Experimental Psychology, in London, in August 1892.
1897: appointed Honorary President of the International Congress of Neurology, Psychiatry, Medical Electricity, and Hypnology, in Brussels, in 1897.
1899: made a Corresponding Member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques, the organization to which he had made a significant presentation in 1884.
1900: appointed vice-president of the Second International Congress of Experimental and Therapeutic Hypnotism, in Paris, in August 1900.
1904: made a Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur (Legion of Honour), by decree, on 26 July 1904.

== Memorials ==

=== Bains-les-Bains (1909) ===

A bronze bust of Jules Liégeois, created by the Nancy ceramist and sculptor Ernest Bussière (1863-1913) — a member of the other "Nancy School", the École de Nancy founded by the Art Nouveau artist and designer Émile Gallé — was erected on a granite pedestal designed by the architect Louis-Ernest Mougenot (1862-1929), and was unveiled on 22 August 1909, in the park of the thermal establishment at which Liégeois had been a regular spa guest. The monument was raised by international subscription. 

As well as his widow and son representing the Liégeois family, the unveiling was attended by Professor Gaston Floquet of the Science Faculty at Nancy University and vice-president of its Council; Dr. Auguste Mathieu, Director of the thermal spa; Dr. Faivre d'Arcier, of the spa's medical staff; and Professor Edgar Bérillon of l’École de Psychologie in Paris. A last minute change in the date of the unveiling meant that a number of those who intended to be there were unable to attend.
Several of those who could attend also made speeches: Professor Gaston Floquet, from Nancy's Science Faculty; Dr. Albert van Renterghem (1845-1939), of Amsterdam, President of the monument's International Subscription Committee; Prof. Henri-Étienne Beaunis, the Nancy colleague of Liégeois; Louis Monal, President of the spa's Administrative Council; Professor Edgar Bérillon, Secretary-General of the Société d'hypnologie et de psychologie; Albert Bonjean (1858-1939), an Advocate from Verviers, Belgium and Secretary to the monument's International Subscription Committee; and Prof. Hippolyte Bernheim, the Nancy colleague of Liégeois.
The inscription on the front of the pedestal, "À Liegeois 1833—1908 Souscription Internationale de Medecins Jurisconsultes et Philosophes", indicates that the international subscriptions had come from the medical, legal, and philosophical professions. The inscription on the left-hand side of the pedestal reads "Fut un des fondateurs de l'Ecole Nancy Hypnotisme" ('Was one of the founders of the Nancy School of Hypnotism').

=== Damvillers (1909) ===

A bronze bust of Jules Liégeois, also by Bussière, was erected upon a granite pedestal in the public square of Damvillers, and unveiled on 24 October 1909. Also raised by international subscription.

As well as his widow and son representing the Liégeois family, the unveiling was attended by a large number of influential political, legal, and scientific figures: including Albert Lefébure, MP for Meuse; Charles Humbert, Senator for Meuse; Charles Aubert, the Prefect of Meuse, Raoul Catusse, Sub-Prefect of Montmédy; Dr. Edgar Berillon (of Paris), and Dr. Crispulo Diaz (of Puerto Rico), representing the Société d'hypnologie et de psychologie; Georges Jules Guilhermet, Advocate at the Paris Court, representing the 'Ecole de psychologie; Alfred Pierrot, Secretary to the monument's International Subscription Committee, and publisher of Journal de Montmédy; Prof. Ferdinand Brunot, of the Sorbonne; Captain Lallemand, of the 147th Infantry Regiment; Dr. Charles Ernest Maillard, General Councillor of Danville; Gustave Herbillon, District Councillor of Danville (as Liégeois had also been from 1867 to 1871); the painter and architect, Émile Bastien-Lepage; and Jules Constant Bergeron, the Forest Inspector at Montmédy.
Following a reception in the Damvillers Town Hall, a number of speeches were delivered, with those who had spoken at Bains-les-Bains (‡) repeating their address: Dr. Dr. Albert van Renterghem (‡), of Amsterdam, President of the International Subscription Committee; Alfred Pierrot, Secretary to the International Subscription Committee and publisher of Journal de Montmédy; Paul Lalondrelle, Mayor of Damvillers; Albert Bonjean (‡), Belgian Advocate and Secretary to the International Subscription Committee; Prof. Charles Lyon-Caen, Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Paris and Member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques; Georges Jules Guilhermet, Advocate (of the Paris Court), representing l'Ecole de psychologie; Professor Edgar Bérillon (‡), Secretary-General of the Société d'hypnologie et de psychologie; Dr. Charles Ernest Maillard, General Councillor of Danville; Albert Lefébure, MP for Meuse; and Charles Humbert, Senator for Meuse.
The same inscription on the front of the pedestal, "À Liegeois 1833—1908 Souscription Internationale de Medecins Jurisconsultes et Philosophes", as that at Bains-les-Bains. The inscription on the right-hand side of the pedestal reads "À découvert les rapports de l'hypnotisme et de la suggestion avec le droit et la médecine légale" ('Discovered the connections between hypnotism and suggestion and law and forensic medicine').
The bronze bust was removed and melted down by the Germans during their First World War occupation of Damvillers. A replica cast iron bust was re-installed in Danvillers in 1997.

=== Nancy (1909) ===
A plaster version of the same bust, by Bussière, is on display in the reception rooms of the Faculty of Law at Nancy University.

== See also ==

== Notes ==

== References ==

=== Jules Liégeois ===

=== Others ===

== External links ==
Jules Joseph Liégeois, Notice no.L1639026, at France Archives.
Jules Joseph Liégeois, at Comité des travaux historiques et scientifique.