Valère Gille
Illustration — Valère Joseph Jules Gille Valère Joseph Jules Gille (born Anderlecht, 3 May 1867, died Haasdonk, 1 June 1950) was a Belgian poet.
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Valère Gille
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- Born
- Valère Gille was born on 3 May 1867. · Anderlecht.
- Died
- Valère Gille died, sources differ on the date (1 June 1950 and 1 January 1950).
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Occupation
- poet · writer
- Fields
- poetry
- Honours
- prix Archon-Despérouses · Prix de la langue française · Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Valère Joseph Jules Gille Valère Joseph Jules Gille (born Anderlecht, 3 May 1867, died Haasdonk, 1 June 1950) was a Belgian poet.
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Life
In 1885 Gille enrolled at the Catholic University of Leuven, and in 1887 he began writing for La Jeune Belgique. In 1889 he, together with Iwan Gilkin and Albert Giraud, took over the running of the periodical. He resigned in 1891 to take up a position at the Royal Library of Belgium. A volume of his poems, La Cithare (Paris, 1897) was lauded by the Académie française. On 8 January 1921 he was appointed to the Académie royale de langue et de littérature françaises de Belgique, becoming its director 1925–1946. In 1945 he became curator of the Wiertz Museum. He died in Haasdonk on 1 June 1950.
Poetry
Poetry
• Le Château des merveilles (1893) • La Cithare (1897) • Le Collier d'Opales (1899) • Les Tombeaux (1900) • Le Coffret d'ébène (1901) • La Corbeille d'octobre (1902) • Le Joli Mai (1905) • La Victoire ailée (1921)
Drama
Drama
• Ce n'était qu'un rêve (1903) • Madame reçoit (1908) • Le Sire de Binche (unpublished)
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1867
Valère Gille born.
1950
Valère Gille died.
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Honours
• 1932: Commander of the Order of Leopold.
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