# August Vermeylen

> August Vermeylen was a Belgian writer and literature critic. In 1893 he founded the literary journal Van Nu en Straks. He studied history at the Free University of Brussels (ULB), and became a professor of literature and of art history at the ULB (1901–1923). In addition to many works of literary and art criticism, he wrote poetry and in 1906 a novel, De wandelende Jood. A cultural organization, the Vermeylenfonds, was named after him.

*Belgian writer, man of letters, art historian, professor and politician (1872-1945)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1872-05-12
- **Died:** 1945-01-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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