Guido Gezelle

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Guido Gezelle
Guido Gezelle
Born	(1830-05-01)1 May 1830 Bruges, United Kingdom of the Netherlands
Died	27 November 1899(1899-11-27) (aged 69) Bruges, Belgium
Nationality	Belgian
Occupation(s)	Poet, priest, writer

Guido Pieter Theodorus Josephus Gezelle (1 May 1830^[1] – 27 November 1899^[2]) was an influential writer and poet and a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium. He is famous for the use of the West Flemish dialect, but he also wrote in other languages like Dutch, English, French, German, Latin and Greek.