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Jan Ferguut
1835-01-17 – 1902-05-27
Life & Legacy
Jan Amandus Van Droogenbroeck (Sint-Amands, 17 January 1835 - Schaerbeek, 27 May 1902), pseudonym Jan Ferguut, was a Flemish poet and writer. He was a teacher and a civil servant.
He was a pupil of Jan Van Beers at the Normaalschool in Lier, and a follower of Johan Michiel Dautzenberg. Jan Van Droogenbroeck contributed to the magazines De Toekomst, Noord en Zuid, and Het Nederlandsch Tijdschrift.
Streets were named after him in Schaerbeek and Sint-Amands.
Occupation & Career
poet, writer, teacher, civil servant, music teacher, editor-in-chief
Legacy Highlights
Organizations & Memberships
Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde · Zuidnederlandsche Maatschappij van Taalkunde
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q2266893 — wikidata View source
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