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Georges Smal
Georges Smal (1928–1988) was a Belgian writer who wrote mainly in the Walloon language. He was born in Houyet and died at Namur. He worked with Hubert Haas and Jean Guillaume Jean Guillaume (Fosses-la-Ville, 28 October 1918 – Namur, 9 February 2001) was a Belgian writer in Wallon. He investigated this language and he published in French ''Œuvres Poétiques Wallonnes'' (''Wallon Poetic Works''). Among his associates ..., among many others. References Belgian writers in Walloon People from Namur (province) 1928 births 1988 deaths {{Belgium-writer-stub ...
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Houyet
Houyet () is a municipality of Wallonia in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 4,485 inhabitants. The total area is 122.31 km², giving a population density of 37 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following districts: Celles, Ciergnon, Custinne, Finnevaux, Hour, Houyet, Hulsonniaux, Mesnil-Église, Mesnil-Saint-Blaise, and Wanlin. The town of Houyet lies on the river Lesse, some to the southeast of Dinant Dinant () is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On the shores of river Meuse, in the Ardennes, it lies south-east of Brussels, south-east of Charleroi and south of the city of Namur. Dinant is situa .... Town twins * Rasteau (since 1991) Image gallery File:Celles, église Saint-Hadelin foto4 2012-06-30 13.33.JPG, Celles, church: église Saint-Hadelin Image:Ciergnon, kerk foto1 2012-06-30 12.34.jpg, Ciergnon, church Image:HourView.jpg, Hour, view of t ...
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Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of . Belgium is part of an area known as the Low Countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the Benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern France. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional ...
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Namur (city)
Namur (; ; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration. Namur stands at the confluence of the rivers Sambre and Meuse and straddles three different regions – Hesbaye to the north, Condroz to the south-east, and Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse to the south-west. The city of Charleroi is located to the west. The language spoken is French. The municipality consists of the following districts: Beez, Belgrade, Boninne, Bouge, Champion, Cognelée, Daussoulx, Dave, Erpent, Flawinne, Gelbressée, Jambes, Lives-sur-Meuse, Loyers, Malonne, Marche-les-Dames, Naninne, Saint-Servais, Saint-Marc, Suarlée, Temploux, Vedrin, Wépion, and Wierde. History Early history The town began as an important trading settlement in Celtic times, straddling east–west and north–south trade routes a ...
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Walloon Language
Walloon (; natively ; french: wallon) is a Romance language that is spoken in much of Wallonia and (to a very small extent) in Brussels, Belgium; some villages near Givet, northern France; and a clutch of communities in northeastern Wisconsin, U.S.Université du Wisconsin : collection de documents sur l'immigration wallonne au Wisconsin, enregistrements de témoignages oraux en anglais et wallon, 1976University of Wisconsin Digital Collection : Belgian-American Research Collection /ref> It belongs to the '' langues d'oïl'' language family, the most prominent member of which is French. The historical background of its formation was the territorial extension since 980 of the Principality of Liège to the south and west. Walloon is classified as "definitely endangered" by the UNESCO '' Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger''. Despite its rich literature, beginning anonymously in the 16th century and with well-known authors since 1756, the use of Walloon has decreased marked ...
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Hubert Haas
Hubert Haas (23 August 1919 – 1976) was a Belgian writer known for his work in the Walloon language. He was born in Châtelet. Haas worked with Georges Smal and Jean Guillaume Jean Guillaume (Fosses-la-Ville, 28 October 1918 – Namur, 9 February 2001) was a Belgian writer in Wallon. He investigated this language and he published in French ''Œuvres Poétiques Wallonnes'' (''Wallon Poetic Works''). Among his associates .... 1919 births 1976 deaths People from Châtelet Belgian writers in Walloon {{Belgium-writer-stub ...
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Jean Guillaume
Jean Guillaume (Fosses-la-Ville, 28 October 1918 – Namur, 9 February 2001) was a Belgian writer in Wallon. He investigated this language and he published in French ''Œuvres Poétiques Wallonnes'' (''Wallon Poetic Works''). Among his associates were Hubert Haas and Georges Smal Georges Smal (1928–1988) was a Belgian writer who wrote mainly in the Walloon language. He was born in Houyet and died at Namur. He worked with Hubert Haas and Jean Guillaume Jean Guillaume (Fosses-la-Ville, 28 October 1918 – Namur, 9 Febr .... Works *''Djusqu' au solia'' (1947) *''Gregnes d' awousse'' (1949) *''Aurzîye'' (1951) *''Œuvres Poétiques Wallonnes'' (1989) *''Padrî l's-uréyes'' (posthume) (2001) External links Ene pådje sol pere Guillaume Belgian writers in Walloon 1918 births 2001 deaths {{Belgium-writer-stub ...
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Belgian Writers In Walloon
Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German *Ancient Belgian language, an extinct language formerly spoken in Gallia Belgica *Belgian Dutch or Flemish, a variant of Dutch *Belgian French, a variant of French *Belgian horse (other), various breeds of horse *Belgian waffle, in culinary contexts * SS ''Belgian'', a cargo ship in service with F Leyland & Co Ltd from 1919 to 1934 *''The Belgian'', a 1917 American silent film See also * *Belgica (other) Gallia Belgica was a province of the Roman Empire in present-day Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. Belgica may also refer to: Places * Belgica Glacier, Antarctica * Belgica Guyot, an undersea tablemount off Antarctica * Belgica Mountai ... * Belgic (other) {{Disambiguation ...
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People From Namur (province)
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of p ...
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1928 Births
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