Julius Sabbe
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Ghent
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, 14 February 1846-Bruges
Bruges
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, 3 July 1910) was a Flemish
Flanders
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publisher and an active member of the Flemish movement
Flemish movement
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. From 24 September 1869 on, he taught Dutch
Dutch language
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at the Koninklijk Atheneum (E: Royal Atheneum) of Bruges.
Between 1874 and1881, he published the monthly magazine De Halletoren, which was succeeded by the liberal magazine Brugsche Beiaard, of which he was the editor, from 1881 up to 1910. He was a staunch supporter of the creation of a seaport for Bruges
Bruges
Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....
. When the Flemish weekly Het Volksbelang was founded in 1867, by Julius Vuylsteke
Julius Vuylsteke
Julius Vuylsteke was a Belgian liberal politician and writer. He started his career as a lawyer, but later opened a bookshop. As a liberal Flemish politician, he founded the liberal association 't zal wel gaan, and he played an important role in the Flemish movement...
, he was one of the editors together with Jozef Van Hoorde
Jozef Van Hoorde
Jozef Van Hoorde was a Flemish writer. He first went to the local school and then to high school at the Koninklijk Athenaeum in Ghent....
, Julius De Vigne
Julius De Vigne
Julius De Vigne was a Belgian lawyer, politician and writer. He studied law at the University of Ghent and established himself as a lawyer. For several years, he was a member of the provincial - and municipal Council of Ghent...
, and Adolf Hoste
Adolf Hoste
Adolf Hoste was a publisher in Ghent in the 19th century. He was a publisher of Flemish avant garde, such as Anton Bergmann and Novellen of Rosalie and Virginie Loveling. When the Flemish weekly Het Volksbelang was founded by Julius Vuylsteke, in 1867, he was one of the editors together with Julius...
. In 1877 he was awarded by the Royal Academy of Belgium for his cantata
Cantata
A cantata is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir....
Klokke Roelandt. He took the initiative for the creation of a statue for Jan Breydel
Jan Breydel
Jan Breydel is credited with leading the Bruges Matins , a violent uprising against Philip the Fair....
and Pieter de Coninck, which was inaugurated in 1887. He was the father of Maurits Sabbe
Maurits Sabbe
Maurits Karel Maria Willem Sabbe was a Flemish writer. He was a son of Julius Sabbe and the eldest of seven children. He married Gabriëlla De Smet.-Career:...
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Source
- Julius Sabbe en de herleving van Brugge: Een bundel met bijdragen van Kris Carlier (et al.), Liberaal Archief (1996), ISBN 9074791077
- Julius Sabbe
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