Jan Craeynest

Belgian priest, teacher, chaplain and writer (1858-1929)
Person human Q110039159

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
March 1, 1858
Date of death
April 23, 1929
Place of birth
Oostrozebeke
Place of death
Sint-Michiels
Country of citizenship
Belgium[10]
Work location
Bruges[21]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[32]
Family name
Craeynest[19]
Given name
Jan[20]
Nickname
Jan[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Craeye en Jan Craeynest
🔖 Identifiers · 8
VIAF cluster ID
32382994
ADVN ID
per-002457
DBNL author ID
crae010
Described at URL
theater.ua.ac.be
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11s835c8ml
ODIS ID
PS_13720

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Summary

Jan Craeynest was born on March 1, 1858[1], in Oostrozebeke[2]. He died on April 23, 1929[3], in Sint-Michiels[4]. He worked as an almoner[5], priest[6], school teacher[7], parson[8], and writer[9].

FAQs

Where was Jan Craeynest born?

Jan Craeynest's place of birth was Oostrozebeke[2].

Where did Jan Craeynest die?

Jan Craeynest died in Sint-Michiels[4].

What did Jan Craeynest do for work?

Jan Craeynest worked as an almoner[5], priest[6], school teacher[7], parson[8], and writer[9].

Where did Jan Craeynest go to school?

Jan Craeynest was educated at Bruges seminary[12], Sint-Jozef College Tielt[13], Catholic University of Leuven[14], and Klein Seminarie Roeselare[15].

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  18. [3] ↑ . Digital Library for Dutch Literature. theater.ua.ac.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  32. [32] ↑ . odis.be. odis.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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