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Thierry Martens
Thierry Martens (29 January 1942 – 27 June 2011) was a Belgians, Belgian author who wrote science fiction, detective novels, short stories, and comics under the pen name Yves Varende. Between 1968 and 1977, he was editor of the Franco-Belgian comics magazine ''Spirou (magazine), Spirou''. He published several highly documented anthologies and studies about popular "Sherlock Holmes, Holmesian-style" French-language crime novels of the early twentieth century. He also authored some dark Holmesian pastiches in French as well as super-science novels. Works Sci-fi novels * ''Les Gadgets de l'Apocalypse ''(1978) * ''Les Tueurs de l'Ordre'' (1980) * ''Tuez les Tous'' (1980) Non-fiction studies * Introduction to the Belgian re-edition (in French language) of the Lord Lister (fictional character), Lord Lister German novels - Claude Lefrancq Editeur Brussels 1995 (Vol.I) 1996 (Vol.II) Holmesian novels * ''Le Requin de la Tamise'' Lefrancq coll. En Poche, Paris 1997 * ''le Tueur dans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louvain, Belgium
Leuven (, ) or Louvain (, , ; german: link=no, Löwen ) is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the historic city and the deelgemeente, former neighbouring municipalities of Heverlee, Kessel-Lo, a part of Korbeek-Lo, Wilsele and Wijgmaal. It is the eighth largest city in Belgium, with more than 100,244 inhabitants. KU Leuven, Belgium's largest university, has its flagship campus in Leuven, which has been a university city since 1425. This makes it the oldest university city in the Low Countries. The city is home of the headquarters of Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest beer brewer and sixth-largest fast-moving consumer goods company. History Middle Ages The earliest mention of Leuven (''Loven'') dates from 891, when a Viking army was defeated by the Franks, Frankish king Arnulf of Carinthia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
