Octave Delepierre
Octave Delepierre (born April 4, 1804 in Bruges , † August 22, 1879 in London ) was a Belgian diplomat and historian.
Delepierre studied in Ghent jurisprudence , practiced in Brussels for some time as a lawyer and entered later diplomatic career. He was appointed Legation Secretary and Belgian Consul General in London in 1849 . His numerous writings refer partly to history and ancient literature, partly to bibliography and national archeology .
Works (selection)
- Précis des annales de Bruges (1835)
- De l'origine des Flamands (1841)
- Galerie d'artistes brugeois (Bruges 1840)
- Les traditions et legends de Flandre (Lille 1834)
- Le roman du Renard (Brussels 1838, based on a Flemish manuscript from the 12th century)
- Examen de ce que renferme la bibliothèque du Musée britannique (Brussels 1846)
- Histoire littéraire des fous (London 1860)
- Historical difficulties and contested events (London 1868)
- Revue analytique des ouvrages écrits en centon (London 1868)
- Essai historique et bibliographique sur les rébus (London 1870)
- La parodie chez les Grecs, chez les Romains, chez les modern (London 1870)
- Supercheries littéraires (London 1872)
- Tableau de la litterature du centon (London 1875, 2 vols.)
- L'enfer. Essai philosophique et historique (London 1877)
New versions of older works.
- Aventures de Tiel Ulenspiegel (Bruges 1835, 2nd ed. 1840)
- Macaronéana, ou mélanges de littérature macaronique (Paris 1852)
Together with Gustave Brunet , Delepierre edited the Bibliothèque bibliophilo-facétieuse .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Delepierre, Octave |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian diplomat and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1804 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bruges |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 22, 1879 |
| Place of death | London |