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Born April 19, 1832 • Belgium
Died May 1, 1883 (aged 51) • (Anniversary in 3 days)
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Suzanne Lilar
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Paul de Wispelaere
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Charles-Joseph, prince de Ligne
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Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift
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Leslie Marmon Silko
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Lamb, Mary Ann; Lamb, Charles
Charles Lamb
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Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues
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Paul de Man
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Marcel Broodthaers
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Maurice Maeterlinck, c. 1890.
Maurice Maeterlinck
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Émile Verhaeren, drawing by Lucien Wolles, c. 1900; in the Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels.
Émile Verhaeren
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Hendrik Conscience, oil painting on wood by Henri de Pondt; in the Stedelijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Kortrijk, Belg.
Hendrik Conscience
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André Baillon
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Michel de Ghelderode
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Dominique Rolin
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