André Henri Constant van Hasselt
André Henri Constant van Hasselt ( Dutch Andries Hendrik van Hasselt ; born January 5, 1806 in Maastricht , † December 1, 1874 in Brussels ) was a Belgian chronicler and poet of Dutch origin.
Life
Andries Hendrik van Hasselt was initially a Dutch citizen until 1830 . However, as a result of the Belgian Revolution and the ensuing independence, van Hasselt received citizenship from Belgium . He studied at the universities of Ghent and Liège . After successfully completing his studies, he got a job in the state administration service.
Van Hasselt was later appointed curator at the Royal Library in Brussels (now the National Library ). He then held the post of inspector of primary education and the Écoles Normales .
In 1837 van Hasselt was accepted as a member of the royal academy .
André Henri Constant van Hasselt died on December 1, 1874, four weeks before his 68th birthday in Brussels, where he found his final resting place.
Works (selection)
Non-fiction
- Histoire de la poésie française en Belgique . Brussels 1838.
- Histoire de Rubens . Brussels 1840.
- Les Belges aux croisades . Brussels 1846 (2 vol.).
- Histoire des Belges . Brussels 1847 (2 vol.).
- Splendeur del'art en Belgique . Brussels 1848.
- La Belgique picturesque . Brussels 1858.
Fiction
- Les Belges Illustres .
- La Belgique monumentale .
- La bibliothèque nationale (with this he promoted Belgian-French folk literature through novellas, village stories and chrestomathies for school and home).
- Poésies . Brussels 1852–63 (3 vols .; therein his epic “Quatre Incarnation du Christ”).
- Oeuvres . Brussels 1875/78 (8 vol.).
literature
- Louis J. Alvin: André Van Hasselt. Sa vie et ses travaux . Brussels 1877.
- Madeleine Reichert: Les sources allemandes des œuvres poétiques d'André van Hasselt . Brussels 1933.
- Hasselt, André Henri Constant van . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 13 : Harmony - Hurstmonceaux . London 1910, p. 52 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hasselt, André Henri Constant van |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hasselt, Andries Hendrik van (Dutch) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian chronicler and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1806 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Maastricht |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1, 1874 |
| Place of death | Brussels |