Geert van Istendael, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Geert van Istendael

Belgian writer

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1947

Place of Birth: Uccle, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

Profession: writer, poet, translator, author, columnist, journalist, linguist

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Geert van Istendael (born 29 March 1947) is the pseudonym of Geert Maria Mauritius Julianus Vanistendael, a Belgian writer, poet and essayist.
He studied sociology and philosophy at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
From 1987 until 1993, he worked as a journalist for the Belgian National Television and since 1993 he became a full-time writer.
He is a brother of Frans Vanistendael.
He is a supporter of Orangism.