Octave Pirmez: Quick Facts

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Born	April 19, 1832 • Belgium
Died	May 1, 1883 (aged 51)

Leslie Marmon Silko

American author

Paul Willems

Belgian author

Charles Plisnier

Belgian author

Suzanne Lilar

Belgian author

Paul Nougé

Belgian author

Paul de Wispelaere

Belgian-Flemish author and critic

Charles-Joseph, prince de Ligne

Belgian military officer and author

Marcel Thiry

Belgian author

Jonathan Swift

Anglo-Irish author and clergyman

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

British author

Charles Lamb

British author

Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues

French author

Paul de Man

American literary critic

Marcel Broodthaers

Belgian artist

Maurice Maeterlinck

Belgian author

Émile Verhaeren

Belgian poet

Hendrik Conscience

Belgian novelist

André Baillon

Belgian author

Michel de Ghelderode

Belgian dramatist

Dominique Rolin

Belgian author