About Max Waller
Lived 1860 – 1889 (aged 29). Max Waller was a Belgian writer, poet and literary critic.
Léopold Nicolas Maurice Édouard Warlomont (24 February 1860, Brussels - 6 March 1889, Saint-Gilles), was a Belgian poet, critic, novelist, and playwright, best known under his pen name, Max Waller.
He was one of the founders of the literary review La Jeune Belgique in 1881. At the beginning of his career he published under several noms de plumes: Olivier, Peter Corneille, Jacques (in the literary journal La Nation), Rimaille and Siebel, before adopting the pseudonym Max Waller.
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Who was Max Waller?
Belgian poet, critic, novelist, and playwright. (1860–1889)
When was Max Waller born?
Max Waller was born on 24 February 1860 in Brussels.
When did Max Waller die?
Max Waller died on 6 March 1889 in Saint-Gilles.
What was Max Waller's occupation?
Max Waller was a writer, poet and literary critic.
What nationality was Max Waller?
Max Waller was Belgian.
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