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Symbolist poet and author known for his 1892 work Bruges-la-Morte. His other notable publications include La Vocation and Le Carillonneur.His masterpiece, Bruges-la-Morte, was transformed by the composer Erich Korngold into an opera called Die Tote Stadt.His poem "Du silence" was referenced in a 2013 album by musician David Bowie.
BEFORE FAMEHe attended school at Sint-Barbaracollege in Ghent, Belgium. He published his first poetry volume, Le Foyer et les Champs, in 1877.
PERSONAL LIFEHe was the son of a German father and a French mother. His cousin, Albrecht Rodenbach, was also a poet and novelist.
FUN FACTSPoet Georges Rodenbach were born on Monday, birthstone is Ruby, the seaon was Summer in the Chinese year of , it is 187 days until Georges Rodenbach next birthday.
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Jan. 10 1986
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