| Code | DS/UK/389 |
| Dates | 1872-1945 |
| Person Name | Vermeylen; August (1872-1945); Prof.Dr. |
| Surname | Vermeylen |
| Forenames | August |
| Title | Prof.Dr. |
| Activity | Writer and literature critic. Founder of journal Van Nu en Straks (Today and Tomorrow) (1893); professor of literature and of art history at the ULB (1901–1923); Senator for the Belgian Labour Party (1921-45); first rector of the Flemish Universiteit Gent (Ghent) (1930); vice-president of the University Senate (1938-40). |
| Relationships | Father of the Belgian socialist politician Piet Vermeylen. |
| History | Studied history at Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). |
| Source | URL: <http://www.vub.ac.be/vlaamsestudenteninbrussel/personen/augustvermeylen.html> [accessed 18/10/2010]; 'August Vermeylen', URL: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Vermeylen> [accessed 18/10/2010] |
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