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Hippoliet Jan Van Peene (1 January 1811 in
Kaprijke Kaprijke () is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Kaprijke proper and . In 2021, Kaprijke had a total population of 6,508. History The name Kaprijke comes from Gallo-Roman name "Cap ...
– 19 February 1864 in
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) 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; ...
physician and playwright. He studied medicine at the
State University of Leuven The State University of Leuven was a university founded in 1817 in Leuven in Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was distinct from the Old University of Leuven (1425-1797) and from the Catholic University of Leuven, wh ...
and became a physician in Kaprijke and later in Ghent. In 1847 he wrote the lyrics of the Flemish anthem "
De Vlaamse Leeuw "" (; The Flemish Lion) is the official anthem of Flanders, a region and community in Belgium. Composition The words of this anthem were written in July 1847 by Hippoliet Van Peene (1811–1864) who was clearly inspired by the song ''Sie s ...
" of which the music was composed by Karel Miry. He was the first modern Flemish playwright and he wrote 35 theatre plays, which in his time were performed by ''Broedermin en Taelyver'' in Ghent. At the inauguration of the Minard Theatre in 1847, his ''Brigitta of de Twee Vondelingen'' was performed.


Bibliography

* ''Keizer Karel en de Berchemsche Boer'', comedy, 1841 * ''Jacob van Artevelde'', historical drama, 1841 * ''Willem van Dampierre'', historical drama, 1847 * ''Het Belfort of de Koop van Vlaanderen'' * ''Jan de Vierde'', historical drama, 1841 (400th anniversary of the Fonteinisten) * ''Brigitta of de Twee Vondelingen'', 1847


Sources


Hippoliet Van Peene
* Verschaffel, H. 1998. ''Hippoliet Van Peene'', ''Nieuwe encyclopedie van de Vlaamse Beweging'' (G–Q). Tielt: uitgeverij Lannoo, pp. 2406–2407. * 1811 births 1864 deaths Flemish activists Flemish writers State University of Leuven alumni {{Belgium-writer-stub