Frans Jozef de Cort (21 June 1834, in
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, – 18 January 1878, in
Elsene
(French, ) or (Dutch, ), is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located to the south-east of Brussels' city centre, it is geographically bisected by the City of Brussels. It is also bordered by the munici ...
), was a
Flemish
Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium; ...
writer.
Life
De Cort was born and brought up in Antwerp, where he became a shipping clerk, in 1861 moving to Brussels to serve as clerk of the military court.
[Frans Jozef de Cort]
in ''Biographisch woordenboek der Noord- en Zuidnederlandsche letterkunde'', edited by F. Jos. van den Branden and J.G. Frederiks (1888–1891), on Digital Library for Dutch Literature
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Together with
Jan Theodoor van Rijswijck
Jan Theodoor van Rijswijck ( Antwerp, 7 July 1811 – Antwerp, 7 May 1849) was a Flemish writer. He was an uncle of the politician Jan Van Rijswijck.
Biography
He did not get much formal education, but his father, a teacher, read the works of Ja ...
he published the journal ''De Grondwet'' from 1857 to 1858.
[ From 1858 to 1861 he was editor of the magazine ''De Schelde''.][ From 1861 onwards he was ]editor-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
of ''De Toekomst'', an illustrated educational magazine founded by his father-in-law Johan Michiel Dautzenberg
Johan Michiel Dautzenberg (6 December 1808, in Heerlen – 4 February 1869, in Elsene) was a Belgian writer. Professionally he was successively secretary, clerk, teacher, private tutor, and bookkeeper.
He wrote poems on nature, songs, novels, poe ...
. He was a convinced Flemish-liberal poet, and he wrote songs like those of Jan Theodoor van Rijswijck
Jan Theodoor van Rijswijck ( Antwerp, 7 July 1811 – Antwerp, 7 May 1849) was a Flemish writer. He was an uncle of the politician Jan Van Rijswijck.
Biography
He did not get much formal education, but his father, a teacher, read the works of Ja ...
, and also more romantic songs, such as ''Moeder en kind'' (meaning "Mother and child"), which excelled by their simplicity.
He devoted himself to the more technical side of poetry and translated songs by Robert Burns
Robert Burns (25 January 175921 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who hav ...
(''De schoonste liederen van R. Burns'', 1862) and the ''Odes'' of Horace
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (; 8 December 65 – 27 November 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace (), was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (also known as Octavian). The rhetorician Quintilian regarded his ' ...
.
Bibliography
* ''Liederen, eerste reeks'' (Antwerp, 1857)
* ''Liederen, tweede reeks'' (Antwerp, 1859)
* ''De schoonste Liederen van Robert Burns'' (Brussels, 1862)
* ''Het gebruik der talen in België'', under the pen name
A pen name, also called a ''nom de plume'' or a literary double, is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name.
A pen na ...
Frans Reynen (Brussels, 1864)
* ''Zingzang'' (Brussels, 1866)
* ''Liederen'' (Groningen, 1868)In the Digital Library for Dutch Literature
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See also
* Flemish literature Flemish literature is literature from Flanders, historically a region comprising parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. Until the early 19th century, this literature was regarded as an integral part of Dutch literature. After Bel ...
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Poems
1834 births
1878 deaths
Writers from Antwerp
Flemish poets
19th-century Belgian poets
19th-century Belgian male writers
English–Dutch translators
19th-century translators
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