Find A Grave - East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen)

Bosch, Karl vanden d. 1665
Bishop of Ghent, 1660-1665.
Sint-Baafs Kathedraal, Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Calewaert, Karl-Justus b. 1893 d. 1963
27th Bishop of Ghent (1948-1963).
Sint-Baafs Kathedraal, Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium
de Lobkowitz, Prince Ferdinand Marie b. 1726 d. 1795
Bishop of Ghent, 1779-1795.
Sint-Baafs Kathedraal, Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium
de Smet, Jan d. 1722
Bishop of Ghent.
Sint-Baafs Kathedraal, Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Hooft, Johan Geraard Adriann 'T 'Jotie 'T Hooft' b. May 9, 1956 d. October 5, 1977
Poet, Writer. He was a very talented neo-romantic poet who died at the age of 21. After his death he became a kind of cult figure. He was however quite known already during his short career. There have been written some books on him recently, including an edition of his poems and an edition on his letters.
Cause of death: Overdosed on cocaine
Oudenaarde Cemetery, Oudenaarde, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Plot: Close to the left wall upon entering the park-entry (side-Dijkstraat)
Of Valois, Michelle b. January 11, 1395 d. July 8, 1422
French Royalty. Also known as Michelle of France. Daughter of King Charles VI, and Isabeau de Bavière. Married to Philip III, Duke of Burgundy, until her premature death at the age of twenty-seven. (Bio by: MC)
Sint-Baafs Kathedraal, Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Reve, Gerard b. December 14, 1923 d. April 8, 2006
Author. He was born Gerard Kornelis Van Het Reve in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He began his career as a journalist, working for the newspaper "Het Parool." His first novel "De Avonde", (The Evenings, 1947) was a success and won the Reina Prinsen Geerligs Prize. He also wrote "The Acrobat and Other Stories," "Op Weg Naar Het Einde" (Approaching the End), and "Nader Tot U" (Nearer to Three). With "Lieve Jongens" (Dear Boys), where he dealt openly with his homosexuality and broke this taboo in the...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Machelen aan de Leie Cemetery, Zulte, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium
van de Velde, Jan b. 1779 d. 1838
20th Bishop of Ghent.
Sint-Baafs Kathedraal, Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Van Den Abeele, Jos 'Binus' b. April 29, 1912 d. July 15, 1991
Artist.
Edelare Churchyard, Oudenaarde, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium
van Eersel, Gerard d. 1778
Bishop of Ghent.
Sint-Baafs Kathedraal, Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Van Eyck, Hubert b. 1370 d. September 18, 1426
Painter. The older brother of artist Jan Van Eyck, he was a founder of the Flemish school of 15th Century painting and one of the first to work in oils. He and Jan created one of the great masterpieces of northern Renaissance art, "The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb", better known as "The Ghent Altarpiece" (1432). Its complex design and wealth of religious symbolism inspired one admiring critic to call it "A moral encyclopedia of the Middle Ages". Very little is known of Van Eyck, and his...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Sint-Baafs Kathedraal, Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Plot: Vidj Chapel, in front of the altar
Van Eyck, Jan b. 1390 d. June, 1441
Artist. One of the founders of the Flemish school of 15th Century painting, and an acknowledged master of the Renaissance period. Van Eyck was the first important artist to use the new technique of oil painting, which he developed to an exceptional degree of refinement. His style is noted for its complex compositions bathed in natural light, its vibrant color and precise detail, and a blending of realism and symbolism that is formal yet not mannered. He influenced northern European art...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Sint-Baafs Kathedraal, Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Plot: *Cenotaph
van Grobbendonck, Ignaz Augustus Schetz b. 1625 d. 1680
11th Bishop of Ghent (1679-1680).
Sint-Baafs Kathedraal, Ghent, East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium

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