Adolphe Joseph Hoste was a publisher in

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 ...

in the 19th century. Although he belonged to the French-speaking

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, he was an early supporter of

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. He notably published much Flemish

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, such as

Anton Bergmann Anton Bergmann ( Lier, 29 June 1835 – Lier, 21 January 1874) was a Belgian writer and a liberal Flemish activist. Already during his youth he was fond of Dutch literature, and together with Julius Vuylsteke, he was a member of 't zal wel gaa ...

and ''Novellen'' of Rosalie and

Virginie Loveling Virginie (Marie) Loveling (17 May 1836 – 1 December 1923) was a Flanders, Flemish author of poetry, novels, essays and children's stories. She also wrote under the pseudonym W. E. C. Walter. Biography Virginie Loveling was born in Nevele i ...

. When the Flemish weekly ''Het Volksbelang'' was founded by

Julius Vuylsteke Julius Vuylsteke (Ghent, 10 November 1836 – Ghent, 16 January 1903) was a Belgian liberal politician and writer. He started his career as a lawyer, but later opened a bookshop. As a liberal Flemish politician, he founded the liberal association ...

, in 1867, he was one of the editors together with

Julius Sabbe Julius Ludovicus Maria Sabbe (14 February 1846 in Ghent – 3 July 1910 in Bruges) was a Flemish publisher and an active member of the Flemish movement. From 24 September 1869 on, he taught Dutch at the Koninklijk Atheneum (E: Royal Atheneum) ...

, Jozef Van Hoorde, and

Julius De Vigne Julius De Vigne (Ghent, 19 November 1844 – 1906) was a Belgian lawyer, politician and writer. He studied law at the University of Ghent and established himself as a lawyer. For several years, he was a member of the provincial - and municipal Coun ...

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Anton Bergmann: een uitzondering?
Flemish activists Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{Belgium-bio-stub

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