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Jan Ferguut

Belgian teacher, music teacher, civil servant, poet, prose writer and editor-in-chief (1835 - 1902)
Person human Q2266893

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
January 17, 1835
Date of death
May 27, 1902
Place of birth
Sint-Amands
Place of death
Schaerbeek
Country of citizenship
Belgium[10]
Occupation
poet, writer, teacher, civil servant, music teacher, editor-in-chief[11]
Field of work
young adult literature[12]
Work location
Schaerbeek, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels[19][20][21]
Described by source
Iedereen Leest, Library of the World's Best Literature, Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur[22][23][24]
Family name
van Droogenbroeck[16]
Given name
Jan[17]
Has written for
De Zweep, Noord en Zuid, Biekorf., De Toekomst[27][28][29][30]
Maintained by WikiProject
Wikiproject Iedereen Leest, Letters from the members of the KANTL[25][26]
Member of
Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde, Zuidnederlandsche Maatschappij van Taalkunde[13][14]
Pseudonym
Jan Ferguut[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jan Amandus Van Droogenbroeck en Jan Ferguut en Jan van Droogenbroeck en Jan Van Droogenbroeck de Jan van Droogenbroeck es Jan Amandus van Droogenbroeck fr Jan van Droogenbroeck fr Jan Van Droogenbroeck nl Jan Amandus Van Droogenbroeck nl Jan A. Van Droogenbroeck nl Jan van Droogenbroeck nl Jan Van Droogenbroeck sv Jan Amandus Van Droogenbroeck
🔖 Identifiers · 16
ISNI
0000000439851996, 0000000385119926
VIAF cluster ID
27433154, 286320921
GND ID
1055194789
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Jan van Droogenbroeck, PA02964.jpg ↗
ADVN ID
per-012985
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
01247923
DBNL author ID
droo002
Freebase ID
/m/02q_p0g
Jeugdliteratuur ID
jan-van-droogenbroeck
KANTL member ID
van-droogenbroeck-jan-a
KBR person ID
14172472
NLP ID
a0000001262976
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810543008805606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070049939, 115092390
ODIS ID
PS_88462
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrKVbKRPTQxqBVfkfp3wC, E39PCjygV9cgVQWRmBfFCd64tq

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
teacher, writer, poet, civil servant, editor-in-chief, music teacher
Has written for 3
De Toekomst, De Zweep, Noord en Zuid
Work location 3
Brussels, Schaerbeek, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
← Significant person 2
Guido Gezelle, Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde
Country of citizenship 1
Belgium
Edited works 1
Noord en Zuid
Field of work 1
young adult literature
Given name 1
Jan
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde
Place of death 1
Schaerbeek
Sex or gender 1
male
← Editor-in-chief 1
De Zweep
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Summary

Jan Ferguut was born on January 17, 1835[1], in Sint-Amands[2]. He died on May 27, 1902[3], in Schaerbeek[4]. He worked as a poet[5], writer[6], teacher[7], civil servant[8], and music teacher[9].

FAQs

Where was Jan Ferguut born?

Jan Ferguut was born in Sint-Amands[2].

Where did Jan Ferguut die?

Jan Ferguut passed away in Schaerbeek[4].

What did Jan Ferguut do for work?

Jan Ferguut worked as a poet[5], writer[6], teacher[7], civil servant[8], and music teacher[9].

Related Entities

Belgium Guido Gezelle young adult literature

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  7. [6] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
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  14. [1] ↑ . Biografisch Portaal. wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Biografisch Portaal. wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . dbnl.org. Retrieved . dbnl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.

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