Winok Bourel
Winok Bourel (1 November 1802 – 4 October 1880) was a Dutch language speaking rederijker and folk calligrapher.[1][2]
Winok Bourel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 November 1802 |
| Died | 4 October 1880 (aged 77) Eecke, France |
| Occupation(s) | rederijker and folk calligrapher |
Winok Bourel was born in Eecke on 1 November 1802.[3] He became an official poet of the local chamber of rhetoric, a dramas and lyrics society closely connected with local civic leaders. After the foundation of the Flemish Committee of France, he was a corresponding member. Winok wrote poems and also some verses in Dutch language. He wrote for important occasions illuminated with folk motifs. These occasions included marriages, anniversaries and deaths.[4] Bourel was one of the last rhetoricians from the Westhoek.[1]
Bourel died in Eecke on 4 October 1880, aged 77.[1]
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 4 oktober. Net binnen: de enige vrouw in de Britse loopgraven overleden, doorbraak.be, 4 October 2022
- ↑ Recente uitingen van Nederlandstalig literair leven in Frans-Vlaanderen (1850 tot nu), dbnl.
- ↑ Dagklapper (historische feiten die in de loop van de geschiedenis plaatsvonden): November
- ↑ Bourel, Wido; Een erfenis zonder testament, 23 August 2012