Johan Michiel Dautzenberg
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Heerlen
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, 6 December 1808 — Elsene, 4 February 1869) was a Belgian
Belgium
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writer. Professionally he was successively secretary, clerk, teacher, private teacher, and bookkeeper.
He wrote poems on nature, songs, novels, poems concerning the Flemish movement
Flemish movement
The Flemish Movement is a popular term used to describe the political movement for emancipation and greater autonomy of the Belgian region of Flanders, for protection of the Dutch language, and for the over-all protection of Flemish culture and history....
. According to August Vermeylen
August Vermeylen
August Vermeylen was a Belgian writer and literature critic. In 1893 he founded the journal Van Nu en Straks . He studied history at the Université Libre de Bruxelles , and became a professor of literature and of art history at the ULB...
, he was the first consciously Flemish writer. With his "Beknopte prosodie der Nederduitsche taal (E: Concise prosody of the Dutch language), he tried to convince his fellow poets to return to the classical metrics of poetry. His work shows a strong German
German language
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literary influence, and he translated Loverkens of Hoffmann von Fallersleben.
In 1850 his first work appeared ‘’’Gedichten’’’ (Poems), and a literature study called ‘’’Beknopte Prosodia der Nederduitsche Taal’’’. Many poems, songs, and literature studies followed, including an ode to miners. In 1857, he, together with some friends, started the teachers-journal ‘’’de Toekomst’’’ (the future).
He translated the Odes of Horatius
Horace
Quintus Horatius Flaccus , known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus.-Life:...
, which were published in 1923. In 1857, he founded the illustrated magazine "De Toekomst" (E: The Future), a magazine for teachers. A collection of his poems was published in 1869, after his death, by his son-in-law Frans de Cort
Frans de Cort
Frans Jozef de Cort was a Flemish writer. Professionally he was, first a clerk, editor, bookkeeper for a shipping company, and in 1861 a secretary at the military court....
as Verspreide en nagelaten gedichten.
Fifthy odes to Horatius
Horatius
Horatius is the nomen of the Roman gens Horatia. Some of its members were:* The Horatii, three members of the Horatia gens who fought to the death against the Curiatii during the reign of Tullus Hostilius.* Marcus Horatius M. f...
were found back in 1910 and subsequently published. Later still 70 letters, which were stored in the Plantin-Moretus-museum, Antwerp, were published.
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- Johan Michiel Dautzenberg
- T. Verschaffel, Belg door inborst, door neigingen, door zeden, Handel. Kon. Zuid-Ned. Mij voor Taal- en Letterkunde 54 (2000), p. 335-355.