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André van Hasselt
Belgian poet
Also known as: André Henri Constant van Hasselt
Quick Facts
- In full:
- André Henri Constant van Hasselt
- Born:
- Jan. 5, 1806, Maastricht, Neth.
- Died:
- Dec. 1, 1874, Brussels, Belg. (aged 68)
- Notable Works:
- “Études rhythmiques”
- “Les Quatre incarnations du Christ”
- “Primevères”
- Movement / Style:
- Romanticism
André van Hasselt (born Jan. 5, 1806, Maastricht, Neth.—died Dec. 1, 1874, Brussels, Belg.) was a Romantic poet whose career influenced the “Young Belgium” writers’ efforts to establish an identifiable French-Belgian literature in the late-19th century. Van Hasselt obtained Belgian nationality in 1833 and settled in Brussels, where he was employed at the Bourgogne Library before becoming an inspector of schools. He knew Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas père, and other French Romantic writers but was also influenced by the German lyric poets. Although it was awkwardly written, van Hasselt’s first book of poems, Primevères (1834; “Primroses”), was the first important ...(100 of 222 words)