Charles Beltjens - Sittard, NL
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In the Jardin d'Isabelle you will find this bust of Charles Beltjens. A famous poet from Sittard. Charles only wrote in French.
Waymark Code: WM1A9DV
Location: Limburg, Netherlands
Date Posted: 07/11/2024
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About Charles Beltjens:
"Karel Michel Hubert (Charles) Beltjens (Sittard, May 2, 1832 - Sittard, June 20, 1890) was a Dutch poet from the 19th century, who wrote exclusively in French.
He was born in Sittard, his father came from Roermond and his mother's family came from French-speaking Wallonia; she was the daughter of a goldsmith from Liège. Beltjens studied at the Episcopal College Sittard (1842-1843) and then in Rolduc (1845). He wrote poetry in French. Beltjens also lived in France for a large part of his life. He won important literature prizes in Belgium and France, but was hardly read in the Netherlands. He had contacts with famous French writers and poets such as Charles Baudelaire and Stéphane Mallarmé. Beltjens also corresponded with the famous French writer Victor Hugo. In 1872 he returned to Sittard where he died in solitude in 1890.
This bust can be found in the French garden in the center of Sittard, "Le jardin d'Isabelle", named after Beltjen's unattainable love Isabelle de Borman. French-speaking visitors regularly inquire about Beltjens' grave."
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