Caesar Gezelle

Belgian poet, writer, politician, cousin and heir to the archive of Guido Gezelle (1875-1939)
Person human Q2154331

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
October 23, 1875, October 24, 1875[11]
Date of death
February 11, 1939
Place of birth
Bruges
Place of death
Moorsele, Moorslede[10]
Country of citizenship
Belgium[14]
Employer
Sint-Amandscollege, Congregatie van de Zusters van de Heilige Familie, Ieper, Rijksmiddelbare en Rijkstechnische School, Ieper[18][19][20]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[24]
Archives at
Letterenhuis[26]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Family name
Gezelle[27]
Has written for
Biekorf., De nieuwe tijd., De Vlaamsche Vlagge, De lelie maandelijksch katholiek dames-tijdschrift voor Noord- en Zuid-Nederland, Ons Volk Ontwaakt, DW B, Rodenbachsblad[58][59][60][61][62][63]
Maintained by WikiProject
Paper Women[57]
Nickname
Caesar[46]
🏷️ Also known as
en Caesar Gezelle en Caesar Leopold Gezelle en Caesar Léopold Romain Gezelle en César Léopold Romain Gezelle
🔖 Identifiers · 19
VIAF cluster ID
28277814
Library of Congress authority ID
no2009079203
GND ID
133999394
ADVN ID
per-006232
Angelicum ID
94753
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16186133h
DBNL author ID
geze001
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/122dm2c5
IdRef ID
166225436
KBR person ID
14163581
NUKAT ID
n2010076283
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07014463X
ODIS ID
PS_9814
Online Books Page author ID
Gezelle, Caesar, 1875-1939
Parsifal cluster ID
36978
Project Gutenberg author ID
32918
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkMJBHVfH6w7dfJHjHDMP

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Summary

Caesar Gezelle was born on October 23, 1875[1], in Bruges[2]. He died on February 11, 1939[3], in Moorsele[4]. He worked as a poet[5], writer[6], politician[7], director[8], and school teacher[9].

FAQs

Where was Caesar Gezelle born?

Caesar Gezelle's place of birth was Bruges[2].

Where did Caesar Gezelle die?

Caesar Gezelle passed away in Moorsele[4].

Who were Caesar Gezelle's parents?

Caesar Gezelle's father was Romaan Gislijn Gezelle[12]. Caesar Gezelle's mother was Philomena De Smet[13].

What did Caesar Gezelle do for work?

Caesar Gezelle worked as a poet[5], writer[6], politician[7], director[8], and school teacher[9].

Where did Caesar Gezelle go to school?

Caesar Gezelle was educated at Sint-Lodewijkscollege[21], Bruges seminary[22], and Catholic University of Leuven[23].

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  1. 9w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → poet, writer, politician +6
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51085|batch #51085]]: more precise P106 value for Catholic priest"
  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant person → Eugeen van Oye, Guido Gezelle, Jules de Trooz
    ADVN ID → per-006232
    Place of birth → Bruges
    Library of Congress authority ID → no2009079203
    + 41 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32080|batch #32080]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (22)"
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