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Michel de Ghelderode

1898 - 1962

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Michel de Ghelderode (born Adémar Adolphe Louis Martens; 3 April 1898 – 1 April 1962) was an avant-garde Belgian dramatist, from Flanders, who spoke and wrote in French. His works often dealt with the extremes of human experience, from death and degradation to religious exaltation. He wrote plays and short stories, and was a noted letter writer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michel de Ghelderode is the 2,376th most popular writer (down from 1,919th in 2019), the 331st most popular biography from Belgium (down from 259th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Belgian Writer.

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Among writers, Michel de Ghelderode ranks 2,376 out of 7,302. Before him are Henri Meilhac, Sister Nivedita, Asadi Tusi, Silva Kaputikyan, Annie Proulx, and Alexandre Exquemelin. After him are Xenophon of Ephesus, Heinrich Glarean, Petrus Comestor, Paul Féval, père, Catherine Breillat, and Isaeus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Michel de Ghelderode ranks 105. Before him are Ernst Wollweber, Joseph Kessel, Jean Fautrier, Berenice Abbott, Jacques Doriot, and Helmut Hasse. After him are Gabriel González Videla, Tawfiq al-Hakim, Tian Han, Eric Hoffer, Achille Van Acker, and Katharine Burr Blodgett. Among people deceased in 1962, Michel de Ghelderode ranks 79. Before him are Kirsten Flagstad, Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Louis Massignon, Prince René of Bourbon-Parma, John Rimmer, and Milan Vidmar. After him are Charles Jean de la Vallée Poussin, Sükhbaataryn Yanjmaa, Ahmad bin Yahya, Max Fabiani, Erik Scavenius, and Ricardo Rodríguez.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Michel de Ghelderode ranks 331 out of 1,190. Before him are Victor Boin (1886), Camille Huysmans (1871), Edward Schillebeeckx (1914), Guy Thys (1922), Walter Godefroot (1943), and José van Dam (1940). After him are Hélène Dutrieu (1877), John III, Duke of Brabant (1300), Cornelis Floris de Vriendt (1514), Frans Hogenberg (1535), Arnulf, Count of Holland (951), and Richilde, Countess of Hainaut (1100).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, Michel de Ghelderode ranks 20. Before him are Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq (1522), J.-H. Rosny aîné (1856), Hendrik Conscience (1812), Guido Gezelle (1830), William of Moerbeke (1215), and Jean Bolland (1596). After him are Amélie Nothomb (1967), Heinrich von Veldeke (1150), Jean Ray (1887), Caspar Barlaeus (1584), Daniël Heinsius (1580), and Felix Timmermans (1886).

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