GEZELLE, GUIDO (183o-1899), Flemish poet, was born at Bruges, on May 1, 183o, and died at Bruges on Nov. 27, 1899. He was one of the earliest and greatest leaders for the revival of Flemish as a literary language. He wrote in the dialect of west Flanders patriotic and religious poems inspired by deep feeling and a philosophic spirit. His first volumes of poetry appeared in 1862.
His works were collected (Volledige Gedichten) in 6 vols. in 'goo. See C. van Herwarden, Guido Gezelle, leven en werken