Herman Teirlinck

Belgian writer (1879-1967) · Belgium · On the map · Writers · Died at 87

Herman Louis Cesar Teirlinck was a Belgian writer. He was the fifth child and only son of Isidoor Teirlinck and Oda van Nieuwenhove, who were both teachers in Brussels. As a child, he had frail health and spent much of his time at the countryside in Zegelsem, with his paternal grandparents.

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1967Died4 February 19671959Honorary doctors of Ghent UniversityAward1956Dutch Literature PrizeAward1954Honorary doctor of the University of LiègeAward1947Honorary Doctor of the University of AmsterdamAward1938Honorary Doctor of the Université Libre de BruxellesAward1879Born24 February 1879