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M. Lievevrouw-Coopman
1857–1916
A Belgian writer from Ghent, she wrote with a strong interest in history, education, and everyday life. Her work offers a window into Dutch-language culture at the turn of the 20th century.
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Ons Vaderland van de vroegste tijden tot de 15de eeuw
by M. Lievevrouw-Coopman
About the author
Born in 1857, Marie-Therese Lievevrouw-Coopman was a Belgian writer associated with Ghent. Records identify her as the sister of writer Theophiel Coopman and the wife of Lodewijk Lievevrouw-Coopman, a dialect scholar, folklorist, and dramatist, placing her in a lively literary and cultural circle.
She is best known today for Ons Vaderland van de vroegste tijden tot de 15de eeuw, a historical work that remained visible enough to be preserved by Project Gutenberg and other digital libraries. Library records also list Het volkskind: zijne opvoeding en zijn onderwijs, showing her interest not only in the past but also in questions of education and social life.
Although not widely known outside specialist and library collections, her surviving books suggest a writer who wanted to make knowledge accessible to ordinary readers. She died in 1916, leaving behind work that still speaks to readers interested in Belgian history and Dutch-language literature.