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• Baekelmans, Lode    b. January 26, 1879  d. May 11, 1965
  Flemish writer.
  Antwerpen Schoonselhof Communal Cemetery, Antwerp, Antwerp (Antwerpen), Belgium
   
• Barbireau, Jacobus  b. 1455  d. August 7, 1491
  Composer. A member of the Franco-Flemish School. He had a major reputation during the 1500s, mostly stemming from his song "Een vroylic wesen" ("A Plesant Being", c. 1485), a widely popular tune of the Renaissance period. It was used in Mass settings by Heinrich Issac and Jacob Obrecht, and various arrangements have been found throughout Europe. His other surviving compositions - two Masses, a Mass movement, the motet "Osculetur me", and the songs "Fair Love" and "Charming and Beautiful" -...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Antwerpen Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp, Antwerp (Antwerpen), Belgium
   
• Benoit, Peter    b. August 17, 1834  d. March 8, 1901
  Belgian composer.
  Antwerpen Schoonselhof Communal Cemetery, Antwerp, Antwerp (Antwerpen), Belgium
   
• Bull, John    b. 1562  d. March 13, 1628
  Composer. A virtuoso keyboard player, he was also the probable composer of the tune that became England's National Anthem, "God Save The King/Queen". In 1613 he fled to Belgium to escape charges of lewd conduct, the Archbishop of Canterbury having complained, "Bull is as famous for marring of virginity as he is for fingering of organs and virginals". He settled in Antwerp and was organist of the cathedral there when he died. Needless to say he was not the prototype of the famous fictional...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Antwerpen Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp, Antwerp (Antwerpen), Belgium
  Plot: (Former Churchyard to the South of the building).
   
• Burssens, Gaston    b. February 18, 1896  d. January 29, 1965
  Flemish writer.
  Antwerpen Schoonselhof Communal Cemetery, Antwerp, Antwerp (Antwerpen), Belgium
   
• Conscience, Hendrik    b. December 3, 1812  d. September 10, 1883
  Flemish writer.
  Antwerpen Schoonselhof Communal Cemetery, Antwerp, Antwerp (Antwerpen), Belgium
   
• Cox, Jan    b. August 27, 1919  d. October 7, 1980
  Belgian painter.
  Antwerpen Schoonselhof Communal Cemetery, Antwerp, Antwerp (Antwerpen), Belgium
   
• De Braekeleer, Henri    b. June 11, 1840  d. July 20, 1888
  Artist.
  Antwerpen Schoonselhof Communal Cemetery, Antwerp, Antwerp (Antwerpen), Belgium
   
• De Coninck, Herman    b. February 21, 1944  d. May 22, 1997
  Belgian writer and journalist.
  Antwerpen Schoonselhof Communal Cemetery, Antwerp, Antwerp (Antwerpen), Belgium
   
• Elsschot, Willem    b. May 7, 1882  d. May 31, 1960
  Author.
  Antwerpen Schoonselhof Communal Cemetery, Antwerp, Antwerp (Antwerpen), Belgium
   
• Gentils, Vic    b. April 18, 1919  d. February 25, 1997
  Belgian painter and sculptor.
  Antwerpen Schoonselhof Communal Cemetery, Antwerp, Antwerp (Antwerpen), Belgium
   
• Gijsen, Marnix    b. October 20, 1899  d. September 29, 1984
  Belgian writer.
  Antwerpen Schoonselhof Communal Cemetery, Antwerp, Antwerp (Antwerpen), Belgium
   
• Grignard, Ferre    b. 1939  d. 1982
  Belgian rock singer.
  Antwerpen Schoonselhof Communal Cemetery, Antwerp, Antwerp (Antwerpen), Belgium
   
• Mara (Leysen), Pol (Leopold)    b. December 8, 1920  d. 1998
  Belgian painter.
  Antwerpen Schoonselhof Communal Cemetery, Antwerp, Antwerp (Antwerpen), Belgium
   
• Nahon, Alice    b. August 16, 1896  d. May 21, 1933
  Flemish poet.
  Antwerpen Schoonselhof Communal Cemetery, Antwerp, Antwerp (Antwerpen), Belgium
   
• Pernath, Hugues C.    b. August 15, 1931  d. June 4, 1975
  Flemish writer.
  Antwerpen Schoonselhof Communal Cemetery, Antwerp, Antwerp (Antwerpen), Belgium
   
• Plantagenet, Margaret   b. May 3, 1446  d. November 28, 1503
  British Royalty. Also known as Margaret of York, she was the daughter of third duke of York Richard Plantagenet, and sister of King Edward IV and King Richard, III. She became Duchess of...[Read More] (Bio by: MC)
  Church of the Cordeliers (Malines), Mechelen, Antwerp (Antwerpen), Belgium
   
• Preud'Homme, Armand    b. February 21, 1904  d. February 7, 1986
  Belgian composer.
  Antwerpen Schoonselhof Communal Cemetery, Antwerp, Antwerp (Antwerpen), Belgium
   
• Rubens, Pieter Paul    b. June 28, 1577  d. May 30, 1640
  Painter, architect and diplomat. Knighted by King Charles I of England. The picture above his tomb is his 'Holy Virgin with Saints'. Rubens himself appears in the painting as Saint George, his two wives appear as saints, as well.
  Saint Jakobskirche, Antwerp, Antwerp (Antwerpen), Belgium
   
• Rumbold, Saint 
  Saint. Irish missionary who founded the religious community at Mechelen.
  Saint Rumbolds Cathedral, Mechelen, Antwerp (Antwerpen), Belgium
   

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