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WRITER

Karel van de Woestijne

1878 - 1929

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Carolus Petrus Eduardus Maria "Karel" van de Woestijne (Dutch: [ˈkaːrəl vɑn də ʋuˈstɛinə]; Ghent, 10 March 1878 – Zwijnaarde, 24 August 1929) was a Flemish writer and brother of the painter Gustave van de Woestijne. He went to highschool at the Koninklijk Athenaeum (E:Royal Athenaeum) at the Ottogracht in Ghent. He also studied Germanic philology at the University of Ghent, where he came into contact with French symbolism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karel van de Woestijne has received more than 16,672 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Karel van de Woestijne is the 5,105th most popular writer (down from 4,455th in 2019), the 626th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 560th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Belgian Writer.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.70

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  • 2.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Karel van de Woestijne ranks 5,105 out of 5,755. Before him are Richard K. Morgan, Louise Erdrich, Tony Hillerman, David Belasco, Semyon Nadson, and Yakov Polonsky. After him are Gyula Juhász, Caterina Davinio, Juris Alunāns, Frank Heller, Armand Lanoux, and Helen Prejean.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Karel van de Woestijne ranks 180. Before him are Henry B. Walthall, Macario Sakay, Zdeněk Nejedlý, Zofka Kveder, Albert Corey, and Margaret Abbott. After him are Edith Hannam, John McLean, Oscar Olson, The Great Gama, Muriel Robb, and Wollmar Boström. Among people deceased in 1929, Karel van de Woestijne ranks 115. Before him are Ray Lankester, Gunnar Heiberg, Edward Carpenter, Ted Wilde, Jean-Baptiste Mimiague, and Otto Liebe. After him are Antoni Lange, Otokar Březina, Daniel Barringer, Marie Hankel, Franciszek Rychnowski, and Robert Reid.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Karel van de Woestijne ranks 626 out of 1,019. Before him are Georges Theunis (1873), Gérard Delbeke (1903), Philippe Gilbert (1982), Désiré Beaurain (1881), Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt (1794), and Princess Delphine of Belgium (1968). After him are Robert Van de Walle (1954), George Koltanowski (1903), Félix Welkenhuysen (1908), Luc Millecamps (1951), René Desaeyere (1947), and Jan Frans Willems (1793).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, Karel van de Woestijne ranks 42. Before him are Jan van Beers (1821), Françoise Mallet-Joris (1930), Paul van Ostaijen (1896), Jacob van Maerlant (1235), François Weyergans (1941), and Princess Delphine of Belgium (1968). After him are Jan Frans Willems (1793), Herman Teirlinck (1879), Axel Merckx (1972), Tom Lanoye (1958), and Koenraad Elst (1959).

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