Paul Spaak
Paul Spaak was a Belgian playwright, historian, lawyer, jurist and translator (1871–1936). He was born at Ixelles and died at Brussels metropolitan area.
Paul Spaak in brief
- Born
- 1871
- Died
- 1936
- Known for
- playwright, historian, lawyer, jurist, translator and poet
- Place of birth
- Ixelles
Contents
Career and activity
Paul Spaak worked in law, poetry, drama and history of literature.
He belonged to Academie Royale de Langue et de littérature Françaises and Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium.
Catalogued works
3 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection.
Kaatje. À Damme en Flandre. Moses and Eleazar show the brazen serpent before the writhing multitude afflicted with snake-bites. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after P.P. Rubens, ca. 1635-40., dated 1600-1699, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Spaak, Paul-Henri (1899–1972), Spaak, Paul-Henri (1899–1972), 2025. Spaak, Paul-Henri (1899–1972), 2025. Paul-Henri Spaak, Res Publica, 1970. Paul-Henri Spaak, Res Publica, 1972. Spaak, Paul-Henri, (1899–31 July 1972), Lawyer and Politician, former Prime Minister of Belgium and Secretary-General of NATO, Who Was Who, 2007.
Digitised editions and texts
2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
La Madone: et La dixième journée (1908) — Internet Archive. Kaatje (1908) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 7 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Paul Spaak studied at Free University of Brussels. the recorded working language is French.
The field of work recorded is law, poetry and drama.
Membership is recorded of Academie Royale de Langue et de littérature Françaises and Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium.
Chronology
- 1600Moses and Eleazar show the brazen serpent before the writhing multitude afflicted with snake-bites. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after P.P. Rubens, ca. 1635-40. (Wellcome Collection).
- 1871Paul Spaak born at Ixelles.
- 1908La Madone: et La dixième journée digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1908Kaatje digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1936Paul Spaak died at Brussels metropolitan area.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
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Spaak, Paul-Henri (1899–1972), Spaak, Paul-Henri (1899–1972), 2025
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 5.
Spaak, Paul-Henri, (1899–31 July 1972), Lawyer and Politician, former Prime Minister of Belgium and Secretary-General of NATO, Who Was Who, 2007
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 6.
Internet Archive, 2 digitised items catalogued under Paul Spaak as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 7.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Paul Spaak.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 8.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q999128: Paul Spaak
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 9.
“Paul Spaak”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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Elsewhere in Books
15,082 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
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- Paul the ApostleAuthor
- Paul the DeaconAuthor
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