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Huis van Herman Teirlinck

House museum · Beersel, Belgium

Writers & poets

Huis van Herman Teirlinck
Photo: Wackotaku, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

About Herman Teirlinck

Herman Louis Cesar Teirlinck was a Belgian writer. He was the fifth child and only son of Isidoor Teirlinck and Oda van Nieuwenhove, who were both teachers in Brussels. As a child, he had frail health and spent much of his time at the countryside in Zegelsem, with his paternal grandparents. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature six times.

From the Wikipedia article “Herman Teirlinck”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Visiting

This is a house museum. Opening times, tickets and access change, so check the official website before you travel. Get directions.

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