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Charles De Coster
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Belgian novelist (1827–1879)
OverviewAI-generated
Charles De Coster was a Belgian writer, journalist, and poet who wrote in French. Born in Munich in 1827, he was educated at the Free University of Brussels and worked primarily in Brussels. His literary career spanned from 1847 to 1879. He was a member of Freemasonry.
His notable works include *The legend of the glorious adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders & elsewhere*, *Légendes Flamandes*, and *Vlämische Mären*. Other titles attributed to him are *Zeeland door de bril van 1873* and *Briefe an Elisa*. His writings are held in the collections of the Design Museum Gent and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
De Coster died in Ixelles, Brussels, in 1879 and is buried at Ixelles Cemetery. He is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1827
- Died
- 1879
- Works
- 82
Top works
- The legend of the glorious adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders & elsewhere
- Zeeland door de bril van 1873
- Briefe an Elisa
- Légendes Flamandes
- Vlämische Mären
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Key facts
- Born
- Charles-Theodore-Henri De Coster , ( 1827-08-20 ) 20 August 1827, Munich , Germany
- Died
- 7 May 1879 (1879-05-07) (aged 51), Ixelles , Belgium
- Occupation
- novelist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Munich
- Place of death
- Brussels
- Occupation
- poet
- Educated at
- Free University of Brussels
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Image
- Charles De Coster, print by Albert Van Dyck, 1927, Print cabinet of the Royal Library of Belgium (KBR), S.III 77616.jpg
- Work location
- Brussels
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- place of burial
- Ixelles Cemetery
- Commons category
- Charles De Coster
- date of birth
- 1827-00-00
- date of death
- 1879-00-00
- Commons gallery
- Charles De Coster
- birth name
- Charles-Theodore-Henri De Coster
- has works in the collection
- Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
- writing language
- French
- Commons Creator page
- Charles De Coster
- start of work period
- 1847-01-01
- end of work period
- 1879-01-01
- P12674
- Louis Nerz
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Encyclopedic overview
Charles-Theodore-Henri De Coster (20 August 1827 – 7 May 1879) was a Belgian novelist whose efforts laid the basis for a native Belgian literature.
Early life and education
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