Johan Alfried de Laet
Johan Alfried de Laet (born December 13, 1815 in Antwerp ; † April 22, 1891 there ; also Jan Alfried de Laet , Jan Jacob Alfried de Laet and Johan Alfried de Laet ) was a Flemish writer.
Life
De Laet studied medicine in Leuven and did his doctorate in 1839, but soon gave up the practice again to found a Flemish newspaper "Vlaemsch Belgie" in Brussels , in which he advocated the language and rights of the Flemish people. When the same was received in 1845, he and L. Vleeschhouwer founded the “Roskam” in Antwerp, a satirical paper directed against friends of the French. In 1849 he took over the editing of the “Journal d'Anvers” and in 1851 that of “Emancipation” in Brussels suddenly tired of the journalistic and political hustle and bustle and headed a large bakery in Antwerp, which he has been running ever since. As a member of the Belgian Chamber of Deputies, De Laet appeared as one of the most ardent advocates of the Flemish cause. Among his earlier fiction writings, which are considered classic in terms of style and form, are the novel "Het huis van Wesenbeke" (Antwerp 1842), which has also been repeatedly translated into German, the village story "Het lot" (1846; German: “The player”, Hanover 1847) and his “poems” (Antwerp 1848). Most of his novels appeared in the magazines: “Noordstar” (1840–41) and “Taelverbond” (1845–46).
literature
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | De Laet, Johan Alfried |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | De Laet, Jan Jacob Alfried (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Flemish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1815 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Antwerp |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 22, 1891 |
| Place of death | Antwerp |