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Émile Cammaerts

April 10, 2024

Émile Leon Cammaerts CBE (16 March 1878 in Saint-Gilles, Belgium – 2 November 1953, Radlett, Hertfordshire) was a Belgian playwright, poet (including war poet) and author who wrote primarily in English and French.[n 1][1]

Cammaerts translated three books by art, history and landscape expert John Ruskin [n 2] and selected G. K. Chesterton Father Brown detective stories in La clairvoyance du père Brown.[n 3]

He became Professor of Belgian Studies at the University of London in 1933, most of his works and papers are held there in the Senate House Library.[1]

Cammaerts is the author of a famous quotation (often mistakenly attributed to G. K. Chesterton) in his study on Chesterton:

When men choose not to believe in God, they do not thereafter believe in nothing. They then become capable of believing in anything.[2]

Personal life edit

Cammaerts was born in Saint-Gilles, a suburb of Brussels.[n 4] He was educated at the University of Brussels and later at the experimental Université Nouvelle where he studied geography. He migrated to England in 1908 and was baptised as an Anglican at age 34 (c. 1912) henceforth taking the middle name Pieter.[1]

He married the Shakespearian actress Helen Tita Braun, known as Tita Brand (daughter of opera singer Marie Brema), with whom he had six children, including Pieter Cammaerts, who was killed while serving in the Royal Air Force during World War II, prominent SOE operative Francis Cammaerts[n 5] and Catherine Noel "Kippe" Cammaerts, an actress and mother of Michael Morpurgo.[3]

Works edit

Poems edit

  • Belgian Poems : Chants patriotique, et autres poèmes (1915)[n 6]
  • New Belgian Poems. Les trois rois et autres poèmes (1916 – 3 editions)[n 7]
  • Messines and other Poems (1918)

Stage productions edit

Books edit

  • The Adoration of Soldiers (1916) with illustrated poems [n 9]
  • La Veillée de Noël. Les deux bossus (1917) [n 10]
  • Through the iron bars, two years of German occupation in Belgium (1917)
  • A ma patrie enchainée (1918) [n 11]
  • A history of Belgium from the Roman invasion to the present day (1921/2) [n 12]
  • The legend of Ulenspiegel (1922)
  • The Treasure of Belgium (1924)
  • The Poetry of Nonsense (1925)
  • Discoveries in England (1930)
  • Albert of Belgium, defender of right, a biography of King Albert I of Belgium (1935)
  • The Laughing Prophet: The Seven Virtues And G. K. Chesterton (Study of G. K. Chesterton – 1937)
  • The Keystone of Europe (1939)
  • The Prisoner at Laeken: King Leopold, Legend and Fact (1941)
  • The Situation of Belgium: September 1939 to January 1941 (1941)
  • Upon this rock (1943)
  • The flower of grass (1944/5) [n 13]
  • The peace that is left (1945)
  • Principalities and Powers with Jeanne Lindley (1947)[n 14]
  • The Devil takes the Chair (1949) [n 15]
  • The cloud and the silver lining (1952)[n 16] (followed by Christian contributions to the BBC Silver Lining Radio programme series
  • The Work of our Hands (1953) book on the themes of art and religion

Other edit

  • Translation of Guido Gezelle from the West Flemish dialect with Charles Van der Borren, Poèmes choisis [n 17]
  • Preface to The glory of Belgium – An anthology (1915) collated and edited by Russell Markland and dedicated on the front opening to Cammaerts.
  • Baron Edmond de Cartier de Marchienne (1946) booklet
  • Article on William Dobson, painter An English successor to van Dyck: William Dobson Second series no III [n 18]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Summarised by archivist Zoë Browne: "...became Professor Emeritus after his retirement from the university in 1947. He also received an honorary LL.D. from the University of Glasgow and a CBE. He was a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. During his life, Émile Cammaerts was a cartographer, geographer, journalist [for The Guardian (Anglican newspaper) that ended in 1951], poet, playwright, historian, art critic and devoted Anglican. He was Belgian by nationality, and deeply immersed in Belgian politics and culture.
  2. ^ Ruskin's Discussions on Architecture and Painting Conférences sur l'Architecture et la Peinture in 1910;
    Val d'Arno in 1911 and; Modern Landscape Painters as Les peintres modernes le paysage in 1914 all published by Henri Laurens, Paris
  3. ^ Perrin et Cie, Paris
  4. ^ Birth certificate № 234 in 1878, Saint-Gilles. His father Jean François Pierre Cammaerts, a lawyer, came from the town of Vilvoorde. His Brussels-born mother was Marie Henriëtte Eugénie Nypels whose father, also a lawyer, was born in Maastricht in present-day Dutch Limburg.
  5. ^ Francis Cammaerts was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and the Legion d'honneur, Croix de Guerre and the American Medal of Freedom.
  6. ^ (translated into English by his wife) John Lane and Bodley Head, London; John Lane Company, New York
  7. ^ (translated into English by his wife) John Lane and Bodley Head, London; John Lane Company, New York
  8. ^ at the first performance the poem was read by Tita Brand, Cammaerts' wife
  9. ^ With Louis Raemaekers, illustrator Longmans and Green and Co, London
  10. ^ Librarie Moderne, Brussels and London
  11. ^ G. Van Oest et Cie, Brussels and Paris
  12. ^ T Fisher Unwin Ltd, London
  13. ^ Cresset Press, London
  14. ^ Cresset Press, London
  15. ^ Cresset Press, London
  16. ^ A.R. Mowbray & Co, London
  17. ^ Louvain, 1908
  18. ^ Penguin Parade by Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, 1948

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "The Cammaerts Papers – Catalogue" (PDF). Ulrls.lon.ac.uk.
  2. ^ from The Laughing Prophet: The Seven Virtues And G. K. Chesterton 1937
  3. ^ Morpurgo, Michael (2018-05-07). "Michael Morpurgo: My family fought for peace, not for Brexit". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-08-08.

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  • "Carillon": monologue with music, poem by Émile Cammaerts and music by Elgar Score from Sibley Music Library Digital Scores Collection
  • "Une voix dans le désert": monologue with music, poem by Émile Cammaerts and music by Elgar Score from Sibley Music Library Digital Scores Collection

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Emile Leon Cammaerts CBE 16 March 1878 in Saint Gilles Belgium 2 November 1953 Radlett Hertfordshire was a Belgian playwright poet including war poet and author who wrote primarily in English and French n 1 1 Cammaerts translated three books by art history and landscape expert John Ruskin n 2 and selected G K Chesterton Father Brown detective stories in La clairvoyance du pere Brown n 3 He became Professor of Belgian Studies at the University of London in 1933 most of his works and papers are held there in the Senate House Library 1 Cammaerts is the author of a famous quotation often mistakenly attributed to G K Chesterton in his study on Chesterton When men choose not to believe in God they do not thereafter believe in nothing They then become capable of believing in anything 2 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Works 2 1 Poems 2 2 Stage productions 2 3 Books 2 4 Other 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksPersonal life editCammaerts was born in Saint Gilles a suburb of Brussels n 4 He was educated at the University of Brussels and later at the experimental Universite Nouvelle where he studied geography He migrated to England in 1908 and was baptised as an Anglican at age 34 c 1912 henceforth taking the middle name Pieter 1 He married the Shakespearian actress Helen Tita Braun known as Tita Brand daughter of opera singer Marie Brema with whom he had six children including Pieter Cammaerts who was killed while serving in the Royal Air Force during World War II prominent SOE operative Francis Cammaerts n 5 and Catherine Noel Kippe Cammaerts an actress and mother of Michael Morpurgo 3 Works editPoems edit Belgian Poems Chants patriotique et autres poemes 1915 n 6 New Belgian Poems Les trois rois et autres poemes 1916 3 editions n 7 Messines and other Poems 1918 Stage productions edit A Christmas virgil at The New Theatre St Martins Lane 1910 Tita played the widow 1 Carillon stage recitation music by Edward Elgar n 8 1914 Une voix dans le desert stage recitation in English and French versions with music by Edward Elgar 1915 containing the poem for soprano aria below Quand nos bourgeons se rouvriront and for the English version When the spring comes round from Une voix dans le desert Le drapeau belge recitation with music by Edward Elgar 1917 Books edit The Adoration of Soldiers 1916 with illustrated poems n 9 La Veillee de Noel Les deux bossus 1917 n 10 Through the iron bars two years of German occupation in Belgium 1917 A ma patrie enchainee 1918 n 11 A history of Belgium from the Roman invasion to the present day 1921 2 n 12 The legend of Ulenspiegel 1922 The Treasure of Belgium 1924 The Poetry of Nonsense 1925 Discoveries in England 1930 Albert of Belgium defender of right a biography of King Albert I of Belgium 1935 The Laughing Prophet The Seven Virtues And G K Chesterton Study of G K Chesterton 1937 The Keystone of Europe 1939 The Prisoner at Laeken King Leopold Legend and Fact 1941 The Situation of Belgium September 1939 to January 1941 1941 Upon this rock 1943 The flower of grass 1944 5 n 13 The peace that is left 1945 Principalities and Powers with Jeanne Lindley 1947 n 14 The Devil takes the Chair 1949 n 15 The cloud and the silver lining 1952 n 16 followed by Christian contributions to the BBC Silver Lining Radio programme series The Work of our Hands 1953 book on the themes of art and religionOther edit Translation of Guido Gezelle from the West Flemish dialect with Charles Van der Borren Poemes choisis n 17 Preface to The glory of Belgium An anthology 1915 collated and edited by Russell Markland and dedicated on the front opening to Cammaerts Baron Edmond de Cartier de Marchienne 1946 booklet Article on William Dobson painter An English successor to van Dyck William Dobson Second series no III n 18 Notes edit Summarised by archivist Zoe Browne became Professor Emeritus after his retirement from the university in 1947 He also received an honorary LL D from the University of Glasgow and a CBE He was a fellow of the Royal Historical Society During his life Emile Cammaerts was a cartographer geographer journalist for The Guardian Anglican newspaper that ended in 1951 poet playwright historian art critic and devoted Anglican He was Belgian by nationality and deeply immersed in Belgian politics and culture Ruskin s Discussions on Architecture and Painting Conferences sur l Architecture et la Peinture in 1910 Val d Arno in 1911 and Modern Landscape Painters as Les peintres modernes le paysage in 1914 all published by Henri Laurens Paris Perrin et Cie Paris Birth certificate 234 in 1878 Saint Gilles His father Jean Francois Pierre Cammaerts a lawyer came from the town of Vilvoorde His Brussels born mother was Marie Henriette Eugenie Nypels whose father also a lawyer was born in Maastricht in present day Dutch Limburg Francis Cammaerts was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and the Legion d honneur Croix de Guerre and the American Medal of Freedom translated into English by his wife John Lane and Bodley Head London John Lane Company New York translated into English by his wife John Lane and Bodley Head London John Lane Company New York at the first performance the poem was read by Tita Brand Cammaerts wife With Louis Raemaekers illustrator Longmans and Green and Co London Librarie Moderne Brussels and London G Van Oest et Cie Brussels and Paris T Fisher Unwin Ltd London Cresset Press London Cresset Press London Cresset Press London A R Mowbray amp Co London Louvain 1908 Penguin Parade by Penguin Books Harmondsworth 1948References edit a b c d The Cammaerts Papers Catalogue PDF Ulrls lon ac uk from The Laughing Prophet The Seven Virtues And G K Chesterton 1937 Morpurgo Michael 2018 05 07 Michael Morpurgo My family fought for peace not for Brexit The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 2023 08 08 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Emile Cammaerts Catalogue of Emile Cammaerts papers Works by Emile Cammaerts at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Emile Cammaerts at Internet Archive Famous Belgians Website Emile Leon Cammaerts Carillon monologue with music poem by Emile Cammaerts and music by Elgar Score from Sibley Music Library Digital Scores Collection Une voix dans le desert monologue with music poem by Emile Cammaerts and music by Elgar Score from Sibley Music Library Digital Scores Collection Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Emile Cammaerts amp oldid 1201070401, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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