Auguste Vander Meersch
Auguste Théodore Vander Meersch (1810–1881) was a Belgian writer who was heavily involved in producing the Biographie Nationale de Belgique.
Life
[edit]Vander Meersch was born in Ghent on 25 August 1810. He studied at Ghent University, graduating with a doctorate in law in 1833. Abandoning the legal profession, he focused his efforts on local history and biographical research.[1]
When Jules de Saint-Genois launched the plan for a Biographie Nationale, Vander Meersch drafted the first list of who should be included. He undertook the management of the venture, seeing to the printing, accounting and correspondence.[1] He also wrote a number of entries himself, especially of lesser literary figures for which no takers could be found among the regular contributors.[1]
Vander Meersch was furthermore a contributor on political and economic questions to the daily newspapers.[1] He died in Ghent on 7 November 1881.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Paul Bergmans, "Meersch (Auguste-Théodore Vander)", Biographie Nationale de Belgique, vol. 14 (Brussels, 1897), 260-261.