Jeanne-Catherine Van Goethem (1720–1776) was a

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poet. She was a well known and celebrated poet in her time, and was particularly known for her poem written for the 200th anniversary of the

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s survive. Her production is described as strongly affected by Flemish patriotism and a great love of arts.

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Biographie Nationale Tome 19
1720 births 1776 deaths Writers from the Austrian Netherlands 18th-century poets {{Belgium-poet-stub