Fernand Brouez (1861, in
Wasmes
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In January 1879 Vincent van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 18 ...
– 1900, in
Brussels
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) was the founder and publisher of ''La Société Nouvelle'' (The New Society). He initially edited the magazine with Belgian-born Arthur James, whom he met at the
Université Libre de Bruxelles', and after 1889 with various other individuals.
The second son of Jules Brouez and Victorine Sapin, Fernand and his older brother Paul both enrolled at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, where Fernand initially failed at his studies. Switching between philosophy, law and medicine, he had still not placed his candidacy for a doctorate by the age of 29. Yet he managed to surround himself with the elite of Belgian, international intellectuals and artists of the time. He believed in socialism and social conscience. On 20 November 1884, the first edition of ''La Société Nouvelle'' was published, financed by his father Jules Brouez. It would become the most important magazine on social issues, arts, sciences and literature of the epoch. Fernand Brouez's contribution to French speaking Europe remains unparalleled. He fell victim to
syphilis, either by sexual contact, his future wife being a possible silent carrier given her past, or according to several credible sources, from a cut at a course in anatomy when studying medicine. In 1896 he married Cornelia Hubertina Doff (1858-1942), the later
Neel Doff
Cornelia Hubertina "Neel" Doff (Buggenum, Netherlands, 27 January 1858 – Ixelles, Belgium, 14 July 1942) was an author of Dutch origin living and working in Belgium and mainly writing in French. She is one of the most important contributors to ...
. The character of André in her second book, ''Keetje'', is based upon Fernand Brouez. Fernand Brouez was buried in the Brouez family vault at the
Ixelles Cemetery
Ixelles Cemetery (french: Cimetière d'Ixelles, ; nl, Begraafplaats van Elsene), located in Ixelles in the southern part of Brussels, is one of the major cemeteries in Belgium. ''Ixelles Cemetery'' also refers to a neighbourhood with a lot o ...
on 3 July 1900.
References
* Fabrice Wilvers : ''La Société Nouvelle'' et ''L'Humanité Nouvelle'', deux revues cosmopolites et pluralist
* Mémoire de Licence en Sciences du Livre et des Bibliothèques, Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres, Section Infodoc, année académique 2001–2002, Université Libre de Bruxelles.
* ''Neel Doff : A Biography'', Renée Linkhorn; Belgian Francophone Library, vol. 8, English translation of ‘Neel Doff’ by
Évelyne Wilwerth.
* ''Neel Doff, leven na Keetje Tippel'', written in
Dutch
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People E ...
by
Eric Defoort
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Between 2007 and 2009, Defoort was the president of the Flemish Popular Movement ( Vlaamse Volksbewe ...
.
* ''Keetje'' by
Neel Doff
Cornelia Hubertina "Neel" Doff (Buggenum, Netherlands, 27 January 1858 – Ixelles, Belgium, 14 July 1942) was an author of Dutch origin living and working in Belgium and mainly writing in French. She is one of the most important contributors to ...
.
1861 births
1900 deaths
Utopian socialists
Belgian socialists
Burials at Ixelles Cemetery
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