Gerard Walschap

1898–1989 (age 91)

Biography

Gerard Walschap, born in 1898, was a leading Belgian novelist whose works like Oproer in de Stad and Zwart en wit examined conscience, faith, and resilience with unsparing honesty. His prolific output across novels, plays, and essays shaped the modern Flemish literary tradition while engaging conscience and reason with compassion.

Walschap remained committed to literary life even after retirement, mentoring younger writers and defending freedom of expression, and his memory rests with the other distinguished citizens interred at Schoonselhof.

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