Michel de Ghelderode: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Adhémar Adolphe Louis Martens
Born	April 3, 1898 • Ixelles • Belgium
Died	April 1, 1962 (aged 63) • Brussels • Belgium
Notable Works	“Barabbas” • “Images de la vie de Saint François d’Assise”

Émile Verhaeren

Belgian poet

Paul Willems

Belgian author

Suzanne Lilar

Belgian author

René Kalisky

Belgian author

Pierre Mertens

Belgian author

Fernand Crommelynck

Belgian dramatist

Henry Bauchau

Belgian author

Maurice Maeterlinck

Belgian author

Charles Van Lerberghe

Belgian poet

Cyriel Buysse

Belgian writer

Herman Teirlinck

Flemish author

Jean Louvet

Belgian dramatist

Albrecht Rodenbach

Flemish writer

Molière

French dramatist

Voltaire

French philosopher and author

Jean Racine

French dramatist

Gabriel Marcel

French philosopher and author

Victor Hugo

French writer

Samuel Beckett

Irish author

Denis Diderot

French philosopher