Gaston Durnez

Belgian poet and journalist (1928–2019)
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Gaston Durnez

Summary

Gaston Durnez is a human[1]. His place of birth was Wervik[2]. He was born on September 9, 1928[3]. He died in Lier[4]. He died on November 22, 2019[5]. He worked as a poet[6], writer[7], columnist[8], and journalist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Gaston Durnez was born in Wervik[2].
  • Gaston Durnez died in Lier[4].
  • Gaston Durnez was born on September 9, 1928[3].
  • Gaston Durnez died on November 22, 2019[5].
  • Gaston Durnez held citizenship in Belgium[11].
  • Gaston Durnez worked as a poet[6].
  • Gaston Durnez worked as a writer[7].
  • Gaston Durnez's professions included columnist[8].
  • Gaston Durnez's professions included journalist[9].
  • Among Gaston Durnez's employers was De Standaard[12].
  • Gaston Durnez received the Decoration of the Flemish Community[13].
  • Gaston Durnez received the Order of the Crown[14].
  • Gaston Durnez is recorded as male[15].
  • Gaston Durnez's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Gaston Durnez's archives at is recorded as Letterenhuis[17].
  • Gaston Durnez's given name is recorded as Gaston[18].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[19]

  • Country: BE[20]

  • Began / founded: 1928-09-09[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2019-11-22[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c0205499-55bc-4f24-b357-397d4b0e8e2d[23]

Body

Origins and Family

Gaston Durnez's place of birth was Wervik[2]. He was born on September 9, 1928[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], writer[7], columnist[8], and journalist[9]. Among Gaston Durnez's employers was De Standaard[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Decoration of the Flemish Community[13] and Order of the Crown[14], a state order[24], in Belgium[25], founded in 1897[26].

Death and Burial

Gaston Durnez died on November 22, 2019[5]. He died in Lier[4].

Why It Matters

Gaston Durnez ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Gaston Durnez born?

Gaston Durnez's place of birth was Wervik[2].

Where did Gaston Durnez die?

Gaston Durnez passed away in Lier[4].

What did Gaston Durnez do for work?

Gaston Durnez worked as poet[6], writer[7], columnist[8], and journalist[9].

What awards did Gaston Durnez receive?

Honors received include Decoration of the Flemish Community[13] and Order of the Crown[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . dbnl.org. dbnl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . de-lage-landen.com. de-lage-landen.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . vlaanderen.be. vlaanderen.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . nieuwsblad.be. nieuwsblad.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . archiefbank.be. archiefbank.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . BD Gest'. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . standaard.be. standaard.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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