When is Maurice Maeterlinck's birthday?

Maurice Maeterlinck's birthday is August 29. He was born on August 29, 1862 in Ghent, Belgium.

How old was Maurice Maeterlinck when he died?

Maurice Maeterlinck died on May 6, 1949, aged 86.

Who shares a birthday with Maurice Maeterlinck?

Famous people who share Maurice Maeterlinck's August 29 birthday include Michael Jackson, John Locke, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, John McCain and Ingrid Bergman.

Literature · Philosophy · 1862–1949

Maurice Maeterlinck — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 29 August 1862 · Died: 6 May 1949 · Age: 86

Belgian Symbolist playwright of The Blue Bird and Pelléas and Mélisande who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911

Did you know?He remains the only person from Belgium to have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Date of birth29 August 1862
Date of death6 May 1949
Age at death86
NationalityBelgian
BirthplaceGhent, Belgium
Occupationwriter, poet, philosopher

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Maurice Maeterlinck was the poet of mystery on the stage. Born in Ghent, he trained as a lawyer before turning to writing. His symbolist plays are full of silence, fate and hidden meaning. Pelléas and Mélisande inspired an opera by Debussy. The Blue Bird, about children searching for happiness, became a classic. He also wrote popular books about bees and ants. He won the Nobel Prize in 1911.

Key Milestones

1889: Princess Maleine – first play
1892: Pelléas and Mélisande – play
1901: The Life of the Bee – essay
1908: The Blue Bird – play

Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (29 August 1862 – 6 May 1949), also known as Count/Comte Maeterlinck from 1932, was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who was Flemish but wrote in French.

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Maurice Maeterlinck: The Symbolist Playwright

Belgian playwright, 1862–1949

Maurice Maeterlinck was born in Ghent on 29 August 1862.

He trained as a lawyer before writing.

Pelléas and Mélisande (1892) inspired Debussy's opera.

He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911.

Career highlights

1889Princess Maleine: first play
1892Pelléas and Mélisande: play
1901The Life of the Bee: essay
1908The Blue Bird: play
1911Nobel Prize: in Literature

Did you know?His book The Life of the Bee blended natural history and philosophy and became a bestseller.

Age at death: 86
Years since death: 77

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Spouse: Renée Dahon

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When is Maurice Maeterlinck's birthday?: Maurice Maeterlinck's birthday is August 29. He was born on August 29, 1862 in Ghent, Belgium.
How old was Maurice Maeterlinck when he died?: Maurice Maeterlinck died on May 6, 1949, aged 86.
Who shares a birthday with Maurice Maeterlinck?: Famous people who share Maurice Maeterlinck's August 29 birthday include Michael Jackson, John Locke, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, John McCain and Ingrid Bergman.

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