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He was born at Munich; his father, Augustin De Coster, was a native of Liège, who was attached to the household of the papal nuncio at Munich, but soon returned to Belgium. Charles was placed in a Brussels bank, but in 1850 he entered the Universite Libre de Bruxelles, where he completed his studies in 1855. He was one of the founders of the Société des Joyeux, a small literary club, more than one member of which was to achieve literary distinction.
He was born at Munich; his father, Augustin De Coster, was a native of Liège, who was attached to the household of the papal nuncio at Munich, but soon returned to Belgium. Charles was placed in a Brussels bank, but in 1850 he entered the Universite Libre de Bruxelles, where he completed his studies in 1855. He was one of the founders of the Société des Joyeux, a small literary club, more than one member of which was to achieve literary distinction.
In Belgian literature the names most familiar to English-speaking readers have been Maurice Maeterlinck and Émile Verhaeren. A name that has largely been overlooked is Charles Theodore Henri de Coster (KAWS-tur), the man whom Verhaeren called “the father of Belgian literature.” De Coster studied law at the University of Brussels. Later he filled a responsible position with the Société Générale, but he found this work too constricting. Instead, he began writing political articles and novels, first as a freelance writer and later as instructor of French literature at the Military...
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