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Herman Teirlinck

1879 - 1967

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Herman Louis Cesar Teirlinck (Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, 24 February 1879 – Beersel-Lot, 4 February 1967) was a Belgian writer. He was the fifth child and only son of Isidoor Teirlinck and Oda van Nieuwenhove, who were both teachers in Brussels. As a child, he had frail health and spent much of his time at the countryside in Zegelsem (East Flanders), with his paternal grandparents. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature six times. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herman Teirlinck is the 5,387th most popular writer (up from 5,647th in 2019), the 708th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 728th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Belgian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Herman Teirlinck ranks 5,387 out of 7,302. Before him are Fang Fang, Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa, Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, Guerra Junqueiro, László Németh, and Jacques Chessex. After him are Andrew Murray, Frank O'Hara, Per Olof Sundman, Umihana Čuvidina, Anne V. Coates, and Angélica Gorodischer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Herman Teirlinck ranks 219. Before him are Isidro Ayora, Otto Fickeisen, Rupert Julian, Axel Nordlander, Royal Harwood Frost, and Perikles Kakousis. After him are Frank Kugler, Bagha Jatin, Gustav Goßler, Waldemar Tietgens, Lewis Stone, and Aeneas Mackintosh. Among people deceased in 1967, Herman Teirlinck ranks 229. Before him are Renzo De Vecchi, Paul Castanet, Stanley Morison, Octacílio, Sergey Gorodetsky, and Joseph Perotaux. After him are Elmer Rice, Harald Julin, Georges Vanier, Maximos IV Sayegh, Johan Falkberget, and Billy Strayhorn.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Herman Teirlinck ranks 708 out of 1,190. Before him are Paul Deman (1889), Jacques Duquesne (1940), Frank De Winne (1961), Toby Alderweireld (1989), Lode Wouters (1929), and Jacob van Maerlant (1235). After him are Victor Leemans (1901), Frank Brangwyn (1867), Karel van de Woestijne (1878), Jean Vallée (1941), Luc Millecamps (1951), and Michel Renquin (1955).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, Herman Teirlinck ranks 46. Before him are Simon Leys (1935), Françoise Mallet-Joris (1930), Paul van Ostaijen (1896), Jan van Beers (1821), Maurice Carême (1899), and Jacob van Maerlant (1235). After him are Karel van de Woestijne (1878), Axel Merckx (1972), Roger Foulon (1923), Tom Lanoye (1958), and Koenraad Elst (1959).

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