Frans Rens (
Geraardsbergen
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, 2 February 1805 –
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 ...
, 19 December 1874) was a
Flemish
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writer.
From 1823 up to 1843, he was an inspector of gold and silver work at Ghent, and head of lower education for the school area
Lokeren
Lokeren () is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality located in the Belgian Provinces of Belgium, province of East Flanders, and belongs to the Waasland, also called ''Land van Waas'', of which it is the second ...
.
Bibliography
* Boudewijn de IJzeren (1837)
* Gedichten (1839)
* Bladeren uit den vreemde (1855)
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 ...
Sources
* G.J. van Bork en P.J. Verkruijsse, De Nederlandse en Vlaamse auteurs (1985)
Frans Rens
1805 births
1874 deaths
Writers from Ghent
Flemish activists
Flemish writers
People from Geraardsbergen
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