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Hugo Verriest

Belgian priest, teacher, poet and writer (1840 - 1922)
Person Human Q981444

Facts

30 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[34]
Date of birth
November 25, 1840, November 26, 1840[10]
Date of death
October 28, 1922, October 27, 1922[11]
Place of birth
Deerlijk
Place of death
Ingooigem
Country of citizenship
Belgium[14]
Occupation
poet, writer, director, Catholic priest, parson, school teacher, head teacher[16][17]
Employer
Klein Seminarie Roeselare, Sint-Lodewijkscollege, Congregation of the Sisters of Charity, Heule[18][19][20]
Educated at
Klein Seminarie Roeselare[21]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[33]
Award received
Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain[30]
Father
Petrus Johannes Verriest[12]
Mother
Caroline Florentina Vanackere[13]
Sibling
Gustaaf Verriest, Adolf Verriest, Charles Louis Verriest, Oda Verriest
Work location
Bruges, Roeselare, Heule, Ypres, Wakken, Ingooigem[44][45][46][47][48][49]
Student of
Guido Gezelle[61]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Dutch[62]
Archives at
Letterenhuis, Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library[35][36]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Family name
Verriest[37]
Given name
Hugo, Nestor[38][39]
Has written for
De Vlaamsche Vlagge, Biekorf., Rodenbachsblad
Maintained by WikiProject
Paper Women, Letters from the members of the KANTL, Other letters from Guido Gezelle
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Member of
Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde, Swighenden Eede[31][32]
Native language
Dutch[15]
Pseudonym
Claer, Die Goedendach, Gildeman, Scerpschuttere[40][41][42][43]
Relative
Joséphine Mathilde Boonen, Maria Joseph Coleta Antone Francisca Verriest, Joseph Marie Vincent Felix Verriest, Marie Virginie Leonie Boonen, Marie Christine Delorge, Louis Verriest, Hugo Van Ackere, Lodewijk Xaveer Vanackere, Marie Louise Caroline Verriest, Elisabeth Louise Germaine Verriest, Gabriëlle Verriest[50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60]
Significant person
Victor Van Coillie, Guido Gezelle, Joseph Cox Algar, Edmond Amand Constant Lecompte, Caesar Gezelle, Karel Foulon, Hendrik Karel Van Doorne, Albert Verwey, Karel van de Woestijne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Leopold Beun-De Beer, Emiel Lauwers, Gustaaf Verriest, Amaat Vyncke, August Cuppens, Franz Jostes
Student
Albrecht Rodenbach, Arthur Lewylle, Francis Lawrence Weale, René Frans Adriaens, Emiel Lauwers, Alfons Mervillie, Gustaaf Van de Putte, Constant Lievens[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Hugo Nestor Verriest en Hugo Verriest de Hugo Nestor Verriest fr Hugo Nestor Verriest nl Hugo Nestor Verriest pt Hugo Nestor Verriest zh 雨果·维列斯特 zh-hant 烏戈·弗列斯特
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000021864917
VIAF cluster ID
72317072
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79139596
GND ID
124067239
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
HugoVerriest.jpg ↗
ADVN ID
per-015191
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
112143835
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
15796692
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
verriest-hugo-nestor
DBNL author ID
verr007
Described at URL
m.doorbraak.be
FAST ID
46638
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GeneaStar person ID
verriesth
Geni profile ID
6000000183143362834
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1229cmyh
IdRef ID
080146015
KANTL member ID
verriest-hugo
KBR person ID
14354676
LiederNet author ID
25739
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070041377
ODIS ID
PS_9161
Open Library ID
OL6379713A
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/92011
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjddvYp3XJwPjMJqyvPwC

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
writer, poet, director, head teacher, parson, Catholic priest, school teacher
Work location 6
Bruges, Ypres, Roeselare, Wakken, Heule, Ingooigem
Significant person 4
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Guido Gezelle, Karel van de Woestijne, Albert Verwey
← Significant person 4
Guido Gezelle, Albert Verwey, Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde, Charles Polydore de Mont
Archives at 2
Letterenhuis, Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library
Edited works 2
Almanak voor de leerende jeugd van Vlaanderen, Rodenbachsblad
Given name 2
Hugo, Nestor
Member of 2
Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde, Swighenden Eede
Student 2
Albrecht Rodenbach, Constant Lievens
Students 2
Albrecht Rodenbach, Constant Lievens
Award received 1
Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain
Chaired by 1
Swighenden Eede
Country of citizenship 1
Belgium
Has written for 1
Rodenbachsblad
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Dutch
Native language 1
Dutch
Place of birth 1
Deerlijk
Place of death 1
Ingooigem
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Guido Gezelle
Teachers 1
Guido Gezelle
Works by author 1
Rodenbachsblad
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Summary

Hugo Verriest was born on November 25, 1840[1], in Deerlijk[2]. He died on October 28, 1922[3], in Ingooigem[4]. He worked as a poet[5], writer[6], director[7], Catholic priest[8], and parson[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Hugo Verriest include Rodenbachsblad[63], a magazine[64], founded in 1909[65], written by Leo van Puyvelde[66].

FAQs

Where was Hugo Verriest born?

Hugo Verriest's place of birth was Deerlijk[2].

Where did Hugo Verriest die?

Hugo Verriest died in Ingooigem[4].

Who were Hugo Verriest's parents?

Hugo Verriest's father was Petrus Johannes Verriest[12]. Hugo Verriest's mother was Caroline Florentina Vanackere[13].

What did Hugo Verriest do for work?

Hugo Verriest worked as a poet[5], writer[6], director[7], Catholic priest[8], and parson[9].

Where did Hugo Verriest go to school?

Hugo Verriest was educated at Klein Seminarie Roeselare[21].

What awards did Hugo Verriest receive?

Honors received include Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain[30].

Related Entities

Belgium Bruges Guido Gezelle Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

References

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [63] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [64] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [65] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [66] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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