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Jan 01, 1811 Kaprijke, Flemish Region, Belgium Died on 19 Feb 1864 (aged 53)
Flemish physician and playwright. Composer of the Flemish anthem
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About Hippoliet Van Peene
- Hippoliet Jan Van Peene (1 January 1811 Kaprijke – 19 February 1864 Ghent) was a Flemish physician and playwright. He studied medicine at the State University of Leuven and became a physician in Kaprijke and later in Ghent. In 1847 he wrote the lyrics of the Flemish anthem De Vlaamse Leeuw of which the music was composed by Karel Miry.
- He was the first modern Flemish playwright and he wrote 35 theatre plays, which in his time were performed by Broedermin en Taelyver in Ghent.
- At the inauguration of the Minard Theatre in 1847, his Brigitta of de Twee Vondelingen was performed.
