JAN VAN DROOGENBROECK
\d͡ʒˈan vˈan dɹˈuːd͡ʒənbɹˌə͡ʊk], \dʒˈan vˈan dɹˈuːdʒənbɹˌəʊk], \dʒ_ˈa_n v_ˈa_n d_ɹ_ˈuː_dʒ_ə_n_b_ɹ_ˌəʊ_k]\
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A Flemish poet; born in St. Amand-on-Scheldt, Jan. 18, 1835. He has long been an educator of eminence, and issued his first verse collection, "Ghazels and Makames" (Arabian terms for stanzas and songs) in 1866, under the pseudonym of "Jan Fergunt"; his subsequent volumes, on Camoens and other important subjects, fully sustaining his reputation. Died 1902.
By Charles Dudley Warner
