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Guido Gezelle

1830 - 1899

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Guido Pieter Theodorus Josephus Gezelle (1 May 1830 – 27 November 1899) was an influential writer and poet and a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium. He is famous for the use of the West Flemish dialect, but he also wrote in other languages like Dutch, English, French, German, Latin and Greek. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Guido Gezelle is the 2,037th most popular writer (up from 2,237th in 2019), the 295th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 312th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Belgian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Guido Gezelle ranks 2,037 out of 7,302. Before him are Antun Vrančić, Aryadeva, Magnus Felix Ennodius, Jane Jacobs, Anne Perry, and Verrius Flaccus. After him are Hamdallah Mustawfi, Emma Jung, Pir Sultan Abdal, Reşat Nuri Güntekin, John Moschus, and Hadewijch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1830, Guido Gezelle ranks 39. Before him are Aga Khan II, Theodor Leschetizky, Yoshida Shōin, Henry Bird, Alexei Savrasov, and Albert Bierstadt. After him are Christina Rossetti, Henry Flagler, Luigi Cremona, Kamehameha V, Harriet Lane, and Kálmán Tisza. Among people deceased in 1899, Guido Gezelle ranks 24. Before him are Princess Maria Immacolata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, Charles Friedel, Geert Adriaans Boomgaard, Othniel Charles Marsh, and Katsu Kaishū. After him are Edward Frankland, Lars Fredrik Nilson, Garret Hobart, Heinrich Kiepert, Teodolfo Mertel, and Abdallahi ibn Muhammad.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Guido Gezelle ranks 295 out of 1,190. Before him are Max Verstappen (1997), James Weddell (1787), Frans Pourbus the Younger (1569), Violetta Villas (1938), Rimbert (830), and Ovide Decroly (1871). After him are Johannes Ciconia (1370), Fernando (null), William of Moerbeke (1215), Georges Leekens (1949), Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632), and Guillaume Lekeu (1870).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, Guido Gezelle ranks 17. Before him are Georges Rodenbach (1855), Victor Serge (1890), Hugo Claus (1929), Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq (1522), J.-H. Rosny aîné (1856), and Hendrik Conscience (1812). After him are William of Moerbeke (1215), Jean Bolland (1596), Michel de Ghelderode (1898), Amélie Nothomb (1967), Heinrich von Veldeke (1150), and Jean Ray (1887).

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