About Jan Ferguut
Lived 1835 – 1902 (aged 67). Jan Ferguut was a Belgian poet, writer, teacher, civil servant, music teacher and editor-in-chief.
Jan Amandus Van Droogenbroeck (Sint-Amands, 17 January 1835 - Schaerbeek, 27 May 1902), pseudonym Jan Ferguut, was a Flemish poet and writer. He was a teacher and a civil servant.
He was a pupil of Jan Van Beers at the Normaalschool in Lier, and a follower of Johan Michiel Dautzenberg. Jan Van Droogenbroeck contributed to the magazines De Toekomst, Noord en Zuid, and Het Nederlandsch Tijdschrift.
Streets were named after him in Schaerbeek and Sint-Amands.
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Who was Jan Ferguut?
Belgian teacher, music teacher, civil servant, poet, prose writer and editor-in-chief (1835 - 1902)
When was Jan Ferguut born?
Jan Ferguut was born on 17 January 1835 in Sint-Amands.
When did Jan Ferguut die?
Jan Ferguut died on 27 May 1902.
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Jan Ferguut was a poet, writer, teacher, civil servant, music teacher and editor-in-chief.
What nationality was Jan Ferguut?
Jan Ferguut was Belgian.
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