Hubert Lampo

Hubert Lampo

male, deceased (2006)
writer, Magic realism writer, magic realism, fromAntwerp, Belgium, Belgian writer in Dutch, Freemason
Hubert Lampo was a Flemish writer, one of the founders of magic realism in Flanders. His most famous book is "De komst van Joachim Stiller" ("The...
Theodoor Rombouts

Theodoor Rombouts

male, deceased (1637)
painter, Baroque painter, baroque, flemish, fromAntwerp, Belgium, Abraham Janssens
Theodoor Rombouts (1597-1637) was a Flemish painter of the Baroque period, active in his native city of Antwerp. He was a pupil of Abraham...
Jacob de Gheyn II

Jacob de Gheyn II

male, deceased (1629)
fromAntwerp, Belgium, Military, landscape, 17th century, stained glass, grotto
Jacob de Gheyn II (also Jacques de Gheyn II) (c. 1565, Antwerp - Mar 29 1629, The Hague) was a Dutch painter and engraver, probably most known for...
Lodewyk van Berken

Lodewyk van Berken

male
fromAntwerp, Belgium, patron, belgian, 15th century, Jewish person, bruges…From Antwerp
Lodewyk van Berken was a mid- to late-15th century Flemish jeweller and diamond cutter, renowned in the industry for inventing the scaif. The...
Jan de Vos

Jan de Vos

male, deceased (1923)
Liberal Party, fromAntwerp, Belgium, belgian, politician, German, World War I…Léopold II of Belgium, Mayor of Antwerp, Belgium
Jan De Vos was mayor of Antwerp (Belgium) from March 15 1909 until July 21 1921. He stayed on as mayor after the capture of Antwerp by German...
Veerle Casteleyn

Veerle Casteleyn

female, 31 years old
annie, dancer, ballet dancer, Ballerina, belgian, vlaanderen…Vlaanderen, Belgium, fromAntwerp, Belgium, born in Vlaanderen, Belgium
Veerle Casteleyn (born March 6, 1978 in Vlaanderen, Belgium) is a Belgian musical theatre performer and ballerina. Her name means 'Feather' in...
Guy Thys

Guy Thys

male, deceased (2003)
Belgium international footballer, Cercle Brugge K.S.V., Cercle Brugge K.S.V. player, Cercle Brugge K.S.V. manager, Red Devils, Football Manager…Belgium national football team, fromAntwerp, Belgium, R. Antwerp
Guy Thys (December 6 1922 - August 1 2003) was the most successful Belgian national football coach in history. Thys was born in Antwerp and started...
Pierre Ryckmans

Pierre Ryckmans

male, deceased (1959)
fromAntwerp, Belgium, congo, belgian, flemish, Belgian Congo
Pierre Ryckmans (November 23, 1891 - February 1959) was head of the Belgian colony of Congo from 1934 to 1946.
Paul van Somer I

Paul van Somer I

male, deceased (1621)
painter, flemish, horace walpole, English, Royal Collection, fromAntwerp, Belgium
Paul van Somer, also known as Paulus van Somer, was a Flemish artist who arrived in England from Antwerp during the reign of King James I of...
Bobbejaan Schoepen

Bobbejaan Schoepen

male, 84 years old
Grand Ole Opry members, Bobbejaan, Cabaret, whistling, belgian, composer, Harmonica player…fromAntwerp, Belgium, Boom, Antwerp
Bobbejaan Schoepen (born Modest Schoepen, May 16 1925, Boom, Antwerp) is a Flemish entertainer, singer, guitarist, composer, former actor, and...