Marie Gevers

Very early in life, she composed bucolic poetry, encouraged by Verhaeren. Married in 1908 to Jan Frans Willems and mother of Paul Willems, she dedicated her entire life to her family. In fact, one of the distinctive traits of her poetry was the love of her origins and familial roots. In 1917 her first anthology, Missenbourg, was published. Later, around 1930, she began to focus on writing in prose: Madame Orpha ou la sérénade de mai (1933), Guldentop (1934) and La ligne de vie (1937) continue this constant interest in the little people and life in Antwerp. The first woman to be elected to the Académie Royale de Langue et de Littérature Françaises de Belgique (Royal Academy of French Language and Literature in Belgium) in 1938. In 1960, she was awarded the grand quinquennial Prize for French Literature. She died on 9 March 1975.

• Name — Marie Gevers • Born — 30 December 1883 • Birthplace — Edegem, Belgium • Died — 9 March 1975 • Place of death — Edegem, Belgium • Occupation — novelist

Marie Gevers was recorded at birth as Maria Theresia Carolina Fanny Gevers. Her recorded languages were French and Dutch. One child is recorded: Paul Willems.

Marie Gevers is recorded as having received Eugène Dabit populist novel award.