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Ferdinand Van Der Haeghen
Ferdinand van der Haeghen or Vanderhaeghen (1830–1913) was a Belgian librarian and bibliophile. Life Van der Haeghen was born in Ghent on 16 October 1830, the son of Désiré-Jean Van der Haeghen (1797–1850), owner and publisher of the '' Gazette van Gent'' (established 1667).Alphonse Roersch, "Haeghen (Ferdinand François Ernest van der)", ''Biographie Nationale de Belgique''vol. 29(Brussels, 1956), 635-641. He was educated at the Collège Notre-Dame de la Paix in Namur, and spent two years studying at Ghent University without taking a degree. He became university librarian in Ghent. He was an active member of the Maetschappy der Vlaemsche Bibliophilen and a founding member of the Royal Academy of Dutch Language and Literature (1886). In 1888, he became editorial secretary of the ''Biographie Nationale de Belgique'', overseeing publication of volumes 10 to 20. He was elected a corresponding member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium in 1888, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Vander Haeghen
Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "protection", "peace" (PIE "to love, to make peace") or alternatively "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root "to fare, travel" (PIE , "to lead, pass over"), and "courage" or "ready, prepared" related to Old High German "to risk, venture." The name was adopted in Romance languages from its use in the Visigothic Kingdom. It is reconstructed as either Gothic or . It became popular in German-speaking Europe only from the 16th century, with Habsburg rule over Spain. Variants of the name include , , , and in Spanish, in Catalan, and and in Portuguese. The French forms are , '' Fernand'', and , and it is '' Ferdinando'' and in Italian. In Hungarian both and are used equally. The Dutch forms are and ''Ferry''. There are numerous short forms in many languages, such as the Finnish . There is a feminine Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form, . Royalty Aragón/León/Castile/Spain *Ferdinan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghent
Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded in size only by Brussels and Antwerp. It is a port and university city. The city originally started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Leie and in the Late Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe, with some 50,000 people in 1300. The municipality comprises the city of Ghent proper and the surrounding suburbs of Afsnee, Desteldonk, Drongen, Gentbrugge, Ledeberg, Mariakerke, Mendonk, Oostakker, Sint-Amandsberg, Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Sint-Kruis-Winkel, Wondelgem and Zwijnaarde. With 262,219 inhabitants at the beginning of 2019, Ghent is Belgium's second largest municipality by number of inhabitants. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of and had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gazette Van Gent
The ''Gazette van Gent'' was a twice-weekly newspaper originally published in Ghent from 1723 to 1809 under the title ''Gazette van Ghendt''. The publisher switched to French in 1809, first under the title ''Gazette de Gand'' and from 1811 as ''Journal du département de l'Escaut''. Dutch-language publication resumed in 1814, initially under the title ''Gazette van Gend'', and continued until 1940, with a hiatus during the First World War. Publication history The first owners were F. and D. vander Ween (1723), with Dominicus vander Ween taking over sole proprietorship in 1734. In 1748 ownership was acquired by Petrus Joannes Vereecken, who transferred it to Michiel de Goesin in 1749. From 1761 the publisher was Jan Meyer, succeeded by his widow and heirs in 1771, and then his son, Jan Meyer. In 1794 J. F. Vander Schueren acquired ownership from Jan Meyer's widow. He was succeeded by F. J. Bogaert in 1804. Bogaert switched publication to French in 1809, then back to Dutch in 1814. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphonse Roersch
Alphonse Roersch (1870–1951) was a Belgian philologist, professor at the University of Ghent.Louis BakelantsNécrologie: Alphonse Roersch (1870-1951) '' Revue Belge de Philologie et d'Histoire'', 29 (1951), pp. 999-1001. Life Roersch was born in Liège on 3 November 1870, and was educated at the Athénée royal de Liège, where he placed first in Latin. He graduated Doctor of Philosophy in 1891 and Candidate of Law in 1892. He studied in Paris (1892-3) and Berlin (1893-4) and began teaching at Ghent University in 1895. He took a particular interest in Latin Humanists, publishing studies of Joannes Loensis (van Loo) and of Nicolas Cleynaerts, and of the history of classical philology in Belgium. In 1907 he was appointed professor in Ghent.Victor Tourneur, "Roersch, Alphonse", ''Biographie Nationale de Belgique''vol. 32(Brussels, 1964), 622-625. All the articles on humanists published in the ''Biographie Nationale de Belgique'' between 1894 and 1938 were his work. He was also a con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biographie Nationale De Belgique
The ''Biographie nationale de Belgique'' ( French; "National Biography of Belgium") is a biographical dictionary of Belgium. It was published by the Royal Academy of Belgium in 44 volumes between 1866 and 1986. A continuation series, entitled the ''Nouvelle Biographie Nationale'' ("New National Biography"), has been published by the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium since 1988. Both the ''Biographie nationale'' and ''Nouvelle biographie nationale'' were digitised by the Fonds InBev-Baillet Latour and can be freely consulted at the Academy's website. A parallel biographical dictionary has been produced in Dutch since 1964, entitled the ''Nationaal Biografisch Woordenboek'' ("National Biographical Dictionary"). It places more emphasis on figures important to the history and culture of Flanders and is published by the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts (with the co-operation of the Royal Academy of Dutch language and literature and the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collège Notre-Dame De La Paix
Collège Notre-Dame de la Paix is a mixed Catholic primary and secondary school in Erpent, Namur, Belgium. Its origins go back to 1610 and the creation of the College of Namur by the Jesuits in the centre of Namur. After the suppression of the Jesuits in 1773 and Belgian independence, the college was opened in 1831 on the rue be Bruxelles in the centre of Namur and in 1971 the entire school was transferred to Erpent, Namur. History In 1610, the Jesuits built the College of Namur in the centre of the city. It was built on the street that become the rue du Collège. The college complex included the Church of Saint-Ignace. In 1645, the church was consecrated, later it became the Church of Saint-Loup. In 1773, there was the suppression of the Society of Jesus and the college became the Royal College.Jean-françois LahautNamur: le demi-siècle du collège Notre-Dame de la Paix à Erpent '' L'Avenir'', 11 November 2021, retrieved 4 November 2022 In 1814, the Society of Jesus was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghent University
Ghent University ( nl, Universiteit Gent, abbreviated as UGent) is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium. Established before the state of Belgium itself, the university was founded by the Dutch King William I in 1817, when the region was incorporated into the United Kingdom of the Netherlands after the fall of First French Empire. In that same year, he founded two other universities for the southern provinces as well, alongside Ghent University: University of Liège and State University of Leuven. After the Belgian revolution of 1830, the newly formed Belgian state began to administer Ghent University. In 1930, UGent became the first Dutch-speaking university in Belgium. Previously, French (and, even earlier, Latin) had been the standard academic language in what was ''Université de Gand''. In 1991, it was granted major autonomy and changed its name accordingly from ''State University of Ghent'' ( nl, Rijksuniversiteit Gent, abbreviated as ''RUG'') to its c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maetschappy Der Vlaemsche Bibliophilen
The Maetschappy der Vlaemsche Bibliophilen, in its later years Maatschappij der Vlaamsche Bibliophilen ("Society of Flemish Bibliophiles") was a text publication society based in Ghent, Belgium. The society was founded by Philip Blommaert and Constant-Philippe Serrure in 1839 to produce editions of medieval Flemish literature. It was active until 1909. By current scholarly standards, the quality of the editions shows little palaeographical and codicological expertise. Membership was initially limited to 28,Statutes of the societyOn Google Books/ref> but was later expanded to 40. Membership initially cost a down payment of 20 Belgian francs followed by an ongoing subscription of 10 francs every six months. A restricted number of copies were printed on fine paper for members, and for deposit with Ghent University library, and the Royal Library of Belgium, but the society also produced longer runs on cheaper paper in order to encourage a wider knowledge and love of Flemish literary cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Academy Of Science, Letters And Fine Arts Of Belgium
The Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium (french: Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique, sometimes referred to as ') is the independent learned society of science and arts of the French Community of Belgium. One of Belgium's numerous academies, it is the French-speaking counterpart of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts. In 2001 both academies founded a joint association for the purpose of promoting science and arts on an international level: The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium (RASAB). All three institutions are located in the same building, the Academy Palace in Brussels. History A preexisting literary society was founded in 1769 under the auspices of Karl von Cobenzl, plenipotentiary of the Austrian Netherlands under Empress Maria Theresa (hence its nickname ""). In 1772 Cobenzl's successor Georg Adam, Prince of Starhemberg continued the efforts of his predecessor by expandin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Bergmans
Paul Jean Etienne Charles Marie Bergmans (1868–1935) was a librarian in chief of the University of Ghent, and musical historian. Life Bergmans was born in Ghent on 23 February 1868. He began work at Ghent University Library on a voluntary basis, aged thirteen, while studying at Ghent's athenaeum. His first publication, in the ''Messager des sciences historiques'' (1884), came out when he was sixteen. In 1887, he graduated Doctor of Philosophy and Candidate of Law.Ch. van den Borren, "Bergmans, Paul", ''Biographie Nationale de Belgique''vol. 32(Brussels, 1964), 53-58. In 1892, he was appointed assistant librarian to Ghent university library. By 1912, he had been promoted to first under-librarian, and in that year he became a corresponding member of the Académie Royale de Belgique. After the end of the First World War, he became the university's head librarian and a full member of the royal academy. In the meantime, he had become the first person to hold a chair in Music History at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digital Library For Dutch Literature
The Digital Library for Dutch Literature (Dutch: Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren or DBNL) is a website (showing the abbreviation as dbnl) about Dutch language and Dutch literature. It contains thousands of literary texts, secondary literature and additional information, like biographies, portrayals etcetera, and hyperlinks. The DBNL is an initiative by the DBNL foundation that was founded in 1999 by the Society of Dutch Literature (Dutch: Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde). Building of the DNBL was made possible by donations, among others, from the Dutch Organization for Scientific Research (Dutch: Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek or NWO) and the Nederlandse Taalunie. From 2008 to 2012, the editor was René van Stipriaan. The work is done by eight people in Leiden (as of 2013: The Hague), 20 students, and 50 people in the Philippines who scan and type the texts. As of 2020, the library is being maintained by a collaboration of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
