Hellens, Franz
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| born on | 8 September 1881 at 07:00 (= 07:00 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Brussel, Belgium, 50n50, 4e20 | ||||
| Timezone | BMT m4e2230 (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   15°43'   16°55 Asc. 01°44'
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Biography
A prolific Belgian novelist, poet and critic. Although of Flemish descent, he wrote entirely in French, and lived in Paris from 1947 to 1971.
He is known as one of the major figures in Belgian magic realism (fantastique quotidien), and as the indefatigable editor of Signaux de France et de Belgique (later Le Disque vert). The only work translated into English is Mémoires d'Elseneur ("Memoirs from Elsinore", 1954).
His father, Émile van Ermengem, was the bacteriologist who discovered the cause of botulism. His younger brother was the writer François Maret (Frans van Ermengem).
He died 20 January 1972
Source Notes
Gauquelin vol 6
Categories
- Vocation : Writers : Critic
- Vocation : Writers : Fiction
- Vocation : Writers : Poet
