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Also Known As Charles-Théodore-Henri de Coster
Born August 20, 1827 • Munich • Germany
Died May 7, 1879 (aged 51) • Brussels • Belgium
Notable Works “The Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegl”
André Baillon
Belgian author
Dominique Rolin
Belgian author
Paul Willems
Belgian author
Georges Simenon.
Georges Simenon
Belgian-French author
Jean Ray
Belgian author
Charles Plisnier
Belgian author
Suzanne Lilar
Belgian author
Pierre Mertens
Belgian author
Henry Bauchau
Belgian author
Conrad Detrez
Belgian author
Eugène Demolder
Belgian author
Camille Lemonnier
Belgian writer
Marcel Thiry
Belgian author
Georges Eekhoud
Belgian writer
Georges Rodenbach
Belgian poet
Marie Gevers
Belgian writer
Marcel Broodthaers
Belgian artist
Émile Verhaeren, drawing by Lucien Wolles, c. 1900; in the Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels.
Émile Verhaeren
Belgian poet
Hendrik Conscience, oil painting on wood by Henri de Pondt; in the Stedelijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Kortrijk, Belg.
Hendrik Conscience
Belgian novelist
Michel de Ghelderode
Belgian dramatist