Emile Verhaeren is remembered for writing that changed what came after it.
The record lists Emile Verhaeren as Belgian poet (1855-1916).
Emile Verhaeren was born in 1855. His recorded nationality is Belgium. He was educated at Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968) and Old University of Leuven.
The nineteenth century was the age of the serialised novel and mass literacy; writers reached audiences of a size never seen before.
He worked as writer, poet and playwright.
The writing is recorded in French.
Reputation in letters is unusually volatile: writers are forgotten for a generation and then recovered by one.
That the work was written from Belgium matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Emile Verhaeren died in 1916, aged 61. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
