François Maret
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François Maret, or Frans van Ermengem, or Frans Ermengem (1893 in Wetteren
, Belgium
– 1985 in Gijón
, Spain
) was a Belgian poet, painter and art critic. He was the son of the bacteriologist Émile van Ermengem
and the younger brother of the writer Franz Hellens
.
He is remembered as an editor of the Tribune dramatique and as a staunch supporter of General Franco in the Spanish Civil War
. He translated Dutch books of art criticism like Urbain van de Voorde's Ferdinand Schirren and Hubert Lampo's Lod De Maeyer. He wrote volumes of poetry which he illustrated himself under an assumed name. He also provided new illustrations for books by Charles Baudelaire
and Charles van Lerberghe
.
His date of death has been given variously as 1973, 1982, and 1985.
Wetteren
Wetteren is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Massemen, Westrem and Wetteren proper. On January 1, 2006 Wetteren had a total population of 23,209. The total area is 36.68 km² which gives a population density of 633 inhabitants...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
– 1985 in Gijón
Gijón
Gijón , officially Gijón / Xixón, is a coastal industrial city and a municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias in Spain. Early mediaeval texts mention it as "Gigia". It was an important regional Roman city, although the area has been settled since earliest history...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
) was a Belgian poet, painter and art critic. He was the son of the bacteriologist Émile van Ermengem
Émile van Ermengem
Émile Pierre-Marie van Ermengem was a Belgian bacteriologist who, in 1895, isolated Clostridium botulinum, the bacterium that causes botulism, from a piece of ham that had poisoned thirty four people....
and the younger brother of the writer Franz Hellens
Franz Hellens
Franz Hellens, born Frédéric van Ermengem was a prolific Belgian novelist, poet and critic...
.
He is remembered as an editor of the Tribune dramatique and as a staunch supporter of General Franco in the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
. He translated Dutch books of art criticism like Urbain van de Voorde's Ferdinand Schirren and Hubert Lampo's Lod De Maeyer. He wrote volumes of poetry which he illustrated himself under an assumed name. He also provided new illustrations for books by Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire was a French poet who produced notable work as an essayist, art critic, and pioneering translator of Edgar Allan Poe. His most famous work, Les Fleurs du mal expresses the changing nature of beauty in modern, industrializing Paris during the nineteenth century...
and Charles van Lerberghe
Charles van Lerberghe
Charles van Lerberghe was a Flemish symbolist poet writing in French.His poetry was set by Gabriel Fauré in the song cycles La chanson d'Ève and Le jardin clos....
.
His date of death has been given variously as 1973, 1982, and 1985.
Some works
- Les grands chantiers au soleil (1938)
- Le Poisson volant, Les Rascasses, La Panthère noire, short stories (1941)
- Ballade des dames de tous les temps. Asmodée (1943)
- L'île des sirènes (1945)
- Theo van Rysselberghe (1949)
- Eugene Laermans (1959)
- La Conque marine: le phénomène poétique, 1943-1946 (1968)
External links
- Entry on Artnet