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Born March 10, 1878 • Ghent • Belgium
Died August 24, 1929 (aged 51) • Belgium
Notable Works “De Gulden Schaduw” • “De boomgaard der vogelen en der vruchten” • “De modderen man” • “Het vaderhuis”
Movement / Style Symbolism
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Guido Gezelle
Flemish poet and priest
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Paul van Ostaijen
Flemish writer
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Herman Teirlinck
Flemish author
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Hugo Claus
Belgian writer, director, and painter
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Willem Elsschot
Belgian writer
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Jan van Nijlen
Belgian poet
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Albrecht Rodenbach
Flemish writer
Maurice Maeterlinck, c. 1890.
Maurice Maeterlinck
Belgian author
Émile Verhaeren, drawing by Lucien Wolles, c. 1900; in the Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels.
Émile Verhaeren
Belgian poet
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Charles Van Lerberghe
Belgian poet
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Max Elskamp
Belgian poet
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Georges Rodenbach
Belgian poet
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Jacob van Maerlant
Dutch poet
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Marcel Broodthaers
Belgian artist
Hendrik Conscience, oil painting on wood by Henri de Pondt; in the Stedelijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Kortrijk, Belg.
Hendrik Conscience
Belgian novelist
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Jean Ray
Belgian author
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Charles Plisnier
Belgian author
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Suzanne Lilar
Belgian author
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Cyriel Buysse
Belgian writer
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Paul Nougé
Belgian author

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