Ludo Simons
Ludo Simons (born July 20, 1939 in Turnhout ) is a Belgian literary scholar .
Life
Lodewijk Simons is a son of the Flemish poet Jozef Simons (1888–1948) and Maria Simons-Engels (1894–1981). He studied German at the Catholic University of Leuven , received his licentiate in 1960 and received his doctorate with a dissertation on Low German literature in the 19th century.
Simons became curator of the archive and museum of Flemish cultural life and director of the Antwerp city library. He then became professor of book and library studies at the University of Antwerp and the Catholic University of Leuven. In these positions he played an important role in the cultural contact between Flanders and the Netherlands . For many years he was the editorial secretary of the magazine Dietsche Warande & Belfort , which was directed by his teacher and friend Albert Westerlinck . In 2004 he retired.
He is a member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Sciences and Arts .
Ludo Simons has been married to Leentje Vandemeulebroecke (* 1942), pseudonym Jo Gisekin , since 1970 and has three children with her.
Fonts (selection)
- Vlaamse en Nederduitse Literatuur in de 19de Eeuw . Ghent 1982.
- Het boek in Vlaanderen is 1800. Een cultuurgeschiedenis . Tielt 2013, ISBN 978-90-209-8374-6 .
- Low German quartet. Groth, Reuter, Brinckman, Fehrs in Flanders and the Netherlands . Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-96448-007-1 .
Awards
- 1986: Order of the Flemish Lion (Orde van de Vlaamse Leeuw)
- 1989: Johannes Sass Prize
- 2012: Grand Officer of the Leopold Order
Web links
- Profile in Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Simons, Ludo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Simons, Lodewijk |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian literary scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Turnhout |