Albrecht Rodenbach

Albrecht Rodenbach
Albrecht Rodenbach
BornAlbertus Petrus Josephus Mansuetus Ferdinandus Rodenbach
(1856-10-27)27 October 1856
Roeselare, Belgium
Died23 June 1880(1880-06-23) (aged 23)
Roeselare, Belgium
OccupationPoet
NationalityFlemish
Literary movementFlemish movement
RelativesGeorges Rodenbach (cousin)

Albertus Petrus Josephus Mansuetus Ferdinandus "Albrecht" Rodenbach (Dutch: [ˈɑlbrɛxt ˈroːdə(m)bɑx]; 27 October 1856 – 23 June 1880) was a Flemish poet, and a leader in the revival of Flemish literature, or "Flemish movement", that occurred in the late 19th century. He is more noteworthy as a symbol of the Flemish movement than for his actual activities, since he died at the age of 23. Hugo Verriest called Rodenbach "the poet, the soul, the heart, the mind, the word of Reborn Flanders".[1]

  1. ^ Antcliffe, Herbert (October 1946) "Music and the Flemish Movement" The Musical Times 87(1244): pp. 299-301, p. 300.