EMMANUEL HIEL
\ɪmˈanjuːə͡l hˈiːl], \ɪmˈanjuːəl hˈiːl], \ɪ_m_ˈa_n_j_uː_əl h_ˈiː_l]\
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A Flemish poet; born in St. Gilles dez Termonde, Belgium, May 31, 1834. He is professor of rhetoric and music in the Industrial Institute at Brussels. He has been prominent in political reform movements, those of his poems which are not of a sentimental order relating mainly to such themes. His beautiful poem "The Wind" won a prize, while "Lucifer" and "The Scheldt" rank high in popular esteem. His poems for children and one or two oratorios and dramatic compositions are especially notable. He died Aug. 27, 1899.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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