WRITER

Karel van de Woestijne

1878 - 1929

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Carolus Petrus Eduardus Maria "Karel" van de Woestijne (Dutch: [ˈkaːrəl vɑn də ʋuˈstɛinə]; Ghent, 10 March 1878 – Zwijnaarde, 24 August 1929) was a Flemish writer and brother of the painter Gustave van de Woestijne. He went to highschool at the Koninklijk Athenaeum (E:Royal Athenaeum) at the Ottogracht in Ghent. He also studied Germanic philology at the University of Ghent, where he came into contact with French symbolism. He lived at Sint-Martens-Latem from April 1900 up to January 1904, and from April 1905 up to November 1906. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karel van de Woestijne is the 5,403rd most popular writer (up from 5,711th in 2019), the 711th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 738th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Belgian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Karel van de Woestijne ranks 5,403 out of 7,302. Before him are Jacques Dupin, Giorgi Leonidze, Sony Lab'ou Tansi, Katherine Neville, Jean Amrouche, and Castro Alves. After him are Karl Wilhelm Ramler, Idea Vilariño, Donald Rayfield, Margery Kempe, Eugénio de Andrade, and Anton Donchev.

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Among people born in 1878, Karel van de Woestijne ranks 211. Before him are Mikheil Tsereteli, Edith Hannam, Peter Kemp, Peder Kolstad, John Cregan, and Carl Eduard Hellmayr. After him are María Guadalupe García Zavala, Albert Corey, Maximos IV Sayegh, Wollmar Boström, George M. Cohan, and Zofka Kveder. Among people deceased in 1929, Karel van de Woestijne ranks 129. Before him are David Dunbar Buick, István Lichteneckert, Antoni Lange, Queenie Newall, Edward Carpenter, and Ödön Tersztyánszky. After him are Juan Antonio Escurra, Franciszek Rychnowski, Otto Liebe, Otokar Březina, Rudolf Kittel, and Burton Downing.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Karel van de Woestijne ranks 711 out of 1,190. Before him are Toby Alderweireld (1989), Lode Wouters (1929), Jacob van Maerlant (1235), Herman Teirlinck (1879), Victor Leemans (1901), and Frank Brangwyn (1867). After him are Jean Vallée (1941), Luc Millecamps (1951), Michel Renquin (1955), Hector Goetinck (1886), Robert Lamoot (1911), and Lubna Azabal (1973).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, Karel van de Woestijne ranks 47. Before him are Françoise Mallet-Joris (1930), Paul van Ostaijen (1896), Jan van Beers (1821), Maurice Carême (1899), Jacob van Maerlant (1235), and Herman Teirlinck (1879). After him are Axel Merckx (1972), Roger Foulon (1923), Tom Lanoye (1958), and Koenraad Elst (1959).

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