Person
Emile Verhaeren
1855 – 1916 · aged 61
Belgian poet (1855-1916)
- Born
- 21 May 1855 · Sint-Amands
- Died
- 27 Nov 1916 · Rouen
Part ofBelgium54 BCE – today
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- 21 May 1855BornBorn in Sint-Amands
- 1908 – 1915RolePoet of Belgium
- 27 Nov 1916DiedDied in Rouen
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- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
- 1914 – 1918World War I
- 1915 – 1923Armenian genocide
Biography
Émile Adolphe Gustave Verhaeren (Dutch: [eːˈmilə vərˈɦaːrə(n)]; 21 May 1855 – 27 November 1916) was a Belgian poet and art critic who wrote in the French language. He was one of the founders of the school of Symbolism and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature on six occasions.
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