Jan Frans Willems was a Flemish writer, and the father of the Flemish movement.
Jan Frans Willems.
Jan Frans Willems
Excerpt from the manuscript Poetic Works, 1807–1815. Written by Jan Frans Willems.
The Flemish Movement is an umbrella term which encompasses various political groups in the Belgian region of Flanders and, less commonly, in French Flanders. Ideologically, it encompasses groups which have sought to promote Flemish culture and the Dutch language as well as those seeking greater political autonomy for Flanders within Belgium. It also encompassed nationalists who seek the secession of Flanders from Belgium, either through outright independence or unification with the Netherlands.
Jan Frans Willems
Bust of Hugo Verriest [nl] in Roeselare, Belgium.
Excerpt from the newspaper De Vlaamsche Strijd of 1899. Preserverd in the Ghent University Library. Good example of the propaganda that was held.
Bilingual road sign in Linkebeek. The French words have been painted over, leaving the Dutch words only.