August Vermeylen
August Vermeylen (born May 12, 1872 in Brussels , † January 10, 1945 in Ukkel ) was a Flemish writer , literary critic , art historian and politician . He published a total of 20 books and was a representative of the Belgian Workers' Party in the Belgian Senate from 1921 to 1945 .
Vermeylen was acquainted with Henry van de Velde and when he founded the literary magazine Van Nu en Straks in 1893 together with Prosper Van Langendonck, Cyriel Buysse and Emmanuel De Bom , van de Velde designed the magazine's title page . The letters were difficult to decipher, inserted into a wavy line structure that symbolized the program.
His possibly best-known work is the novel The Eternal Jew from 1906, which, however, did not play a role in the later National Socialist propaganda film .
Web links
- Literature by and about August Vermeylen in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography of August Vermeylen on the homepage of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Flemish)
Individual evidence
- ^ Henry van de Velde: Auguste Vermeylen and Henry van der Velde. Pp. 59-64. Retrieved April 17, 2020 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Vermeylen, August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Flemish writer, literary critic, art historian and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 12, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brussels |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 1945 |
| Place of death | Ukkel |