Gerard Walschap
Jacob Lodewijk Gerard Walschap (born July 9, 1898 in Londerzeel , Belgium , † October 25, 1989 in Antwerp , Belgium) was a Flemish writer, known as a representative of Catholic - humanistic expressionism .
Life
Gerard was born as the second child of the landlord Florent Joseph Walschap and his wife, the shop owner Maria Anna Peeters. He had eight siblings. After attending primary school for five years, he switched to the boys' seminar in Hoogstraten. From 1912 to 1917 he attended the college of the Sacred Heart Missionaries in Asse . There he dealt with Greek - Latin humanities . He then studied philosophy and theology at the Scholastic of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in Heverlee . In December 1921 he returned his vow and went to Londerzeel. In 1922 he published his first collection of poems, "Songs of Suffering" (Liederen van Leed). On July 4, 1925, he married the poet Marie-Antoinette "Ninette" Theunissen in Maaseik . They had five children. In 1928 he wrote his first play.
In 1929 his novel Adelaide was published . This received massive resistance from the Catholic Church. Despite all the protests, Walschap received the August Beerneart Prize from the Royal Academy of Dutch Language and Literature and the Antwerp Province Prize for Literature in 1930 . In 1935 he was elected to the Dutch Society for Literature in Leiden. He gave many lectures in the Netherlands and Flanders . He also wrote radio plays for the NIR. In 1939 Walschap was elected an active member of the Royal Flemish Academy for Dutch Language and Literature. In 1940 he left the Catholic Church for good and became superintendent of public libraries. In 1950 he became Vice President of the Royal Academy of Dutch Language and Literature. The following year he became president of the same academy. That year he made a 3 month trip to the Belgian colony of the Congo.
In 1963 he retired as superintendent. 1967-1976 he was nominated by several associations for the Nobel Prize. In 1970 he ended his membership in the Royal Flemish Academy for Dutch Language and Literature and was made an honorary member at the same time. On April 25, 1979, his wife Ninette died. In 1981 he became a member of the Académie Européenne des Sciences, des Arts et des Lettres . Walschap died on October 25, 1989 in the presence of his son and doctor Guido.
Lyric work
The young Walschap is to be assigned to expressionism with a Catholic-humanistic character. His novel Adelaide (published in 1929. German title: “Die Sünde der Adelaide”), which reported on the everyday life of the peasants and citizens of Flanders, already belonged to the genre of psychological novel, which he with this and his following literary works, at least in the Flemish Language has played a decisive role. His writings emphasize the cultural and religious independence of Flanders, a theme that runs like a red thread through his works and, for example, in his books "Varweel dan '" (published 1940), "Salut en merci" (published 1955) and "Music voor twee stemmen ”(published 1963). Separatist political forces who fought for Flanders' independence liked to take his work for themselves, which earned him hostility from conservative circles and the backward-looking Church. Walschap then developed into an agnostic humanist, which is also reflected in his works.
The following quote is an example of his agnostic attitude:
"He who believes is not wise."
Another quote that criticizes society is the following:
"Taste is not a question of the majority."
Awards
- 1930: August Beerneart Prize from the Royal Academy
- 1930: Antwerp Province Prize for Literature
- 1931: Century Gala Prize
- 1933: Prize of the Province of Brabant for the novel Trouwen
- 1936: Triennial State Prize
- 1938: Literature Prize of the Province of Antwerp
- 1939: Order of the Leopold
- 1954: Triennale State Prize for Colonial Literature and the Triennale State Prize for the novel Sister Virgilia
- 1954: Prize from the Royal Belgian Institute for his novel Riot in the Congo
- 1954: Appointed Commander of the Crown
- 1961: Appointment as Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown
- 1963: Prize for Literature of the Flemish Provinces.
- 1965: Five-year state award in recognition of his writing career
- 1966: Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold and honorary member of the Society of Dutch Literature in Leiden
- 1968: Dutch Literature Prize , this is the highest literary award in the Netherlands and Flanders
- 1970: Honorary member of the Royal Flemish Academy for Dutch Language and Literature
- 1976: Elevation to the hereditary nobility by King Baudouin with the personal title of baron
- 1978: Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II. He receives the Medal of the Cultural Council for the Dutch cultural community.
- 1982: Appointed honorary citizen of Londerzeel
- 1987: Honorary doctorate from the Free University of Brussels
- 2015: Namesake for the asteroid (17506) Walschap
Works
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literature
- Robert D. Pross: [Article] “Trouwen” In: Heinz Ludwig Arnold (Ed.): “ Kindlers Literatur Lexikon ”. 3rd, completely revised edition. 18 vol. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2009, ISBN 978-3-476-04000-8 Vol. 17 S176 f.
- Wilfried Schäfer: [Article] "Genezing door aspirine" In: Heinz Ludwig Arnold (Ed.): " Kindlers Literatur Lexikon ". 3rd, completely revised edition. 18 vol. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2009, ISBN 978-3-476-04000-8 Vol. 17 S176 f.
- Entry "Walschap" in Munzinger Online / Brockhaus - Encyclopedia in 30 volumes. 21st edition. Updated with articles from the Brockhaus editorial team, URL: http://www.munzinger.de/document/12023055604
- Entry "Walschap, Gerard - Biogram" from Munzinger Online / Kindlers Literature Lexicon in 18 volumes, 3rd, completely revised edition 2009. Updated with articles from the Kindler editorial team, URL: http://www.munzinger.de/document / 22000733600
- Robert D. Pross: [Article] “Trouwen” In: Heinz Ludwig Arnold (Ed.): “ Kindlers Literatur Lexikon ”. 3rd, completely revised edition. 18 vol. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2009, ISBN 978-3-476-04000-8 Vol. 17 S176 f.
- Wilfried Schäfer: [Article] "Genezing door aspirine" In: Heinz Ludwig Arnold (Ed.): " Kindlers Literatur Lexikon ". 3rd, completely revised edition. 18 vol. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2009, ISBN 978-3-476-04000-8 Vol. 17 S176 f.
Web links
- http://www.gerardwalschap.info/leven/
- http://www.citaten.net/zoeken/citaten_van-gerard_walschap.html
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry “Walschap, Gerard - Biogram” from Munzinger Online / Kindlers Literatur Lexikon in 18 volumes, 3rd, completely revised edition 2009. Updated with articles from the Kindler editorial team, URL: http://www.munzinger.de/ document / 22000733600
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Entry "Walschap" in Munzinger Online / Brockhaus - Encyclopedia in 30 volumes. 21st edition. Updated with articles from the Brockhaus editorial team, URL: http://www.munzinger.de/document/12023055604
- ↑ http://www.citaten.net/zoeken/citaten_van-gerard_walschap.html
- ↑ http://www.citaten.net/zoeken/citaten_van-gerard_walschap.html
- ↑ Minor Planet Circ. 91791
- ↑ Robert D. Pross: [Article] "Trouwen" In: Heinz Ludwig Arnold (Ed.): " Kindlers Literatur Lexikon ". 3rd, completely revised edition. 18 vol. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2009, ISBN 978-3-476-04000-8 Vol. 17 S176 f.
- ↑ Wilfried Schäfer: [Article] "Genezing door aspirine" In: Heinz Ludwig Arnold (Ed.): " Kindlers Literatur Lexikon ". 3rd, completely revised edition. 18 vol. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2009, ISBN 978-3-476-04000-8 Vol. 17 S176 f.
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| SURNAME | Walschap, Gerard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Walschap, Jacob Lodewijk Gerard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian writer, representative of the Catholic-Humanistic Expressionism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Londerzeel , Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 1989 |
| Place of death | Antwerp , Belgium |