Willem Ogier

Guilliam Ogier

Portrait of Ogier etched by Gaspar Bouttats for the publication of De seven hooft-sonden (1682)
Born (1618-07-17)July 17, 1618
Antwerp
Died February 22, 1689(1689-02-22) (aged 70)
Antwerp
Pen name Liefde doet sorgen
Language Dutch
Nationality Brabantine
Period Baroque
Genre drama
Subject moral satire
Literary movement chamber of rhetoric
Notable works De seven hooft-sonden (1682)

Willem (or Guilliam) Ogier (1618–1689) was a Flemish schoolmaster, playwright and comedian.

Life

Guilliam Ogier was born in Antwerp in 1618 but brought up in Amsterdam. He returned to Antwerp after his father's death.[1] He registered with the schoolmasters' guild in 1644, becoming dean of the guild during the 1650s. He wrote comedic moralities for performance by the chambers of rhetoric (civic poetry and drama societies) the Violieren and the Olyftack. First performances were often on the Feast of St Luke (18 October), as the rhetoricians had a close association with the Guild of Saint Luke (the guild of painters, illuminators, printmakers and booksellers). When the Olyftack and Violieren merged in 1660 Ogier took a leading role as "Factor" of the reinstituted chamber. He died in Antwerp on 22 February 1689.

Plays

Publication

Ogier's seven moralities were collected for publication as De seven hooft-sonden (The seven deadly sins) in 1682, with Droncken Heyn reworked as De Gulsigheydt (Gluttony).

A critical edition of his plays was edited by Willem van Eeghem and A. A. Keersmaekers and published in three volumes as Willem Ogier: De tooneelwerken (Antwerp and Amsterdam, 1921–1955).

References

  1. G. Stuiveling, "Ogier, Guilliam", in G. J. van Bork & P. J. Verkruijsse (eds.), De Nederlandse en Vlaamse auteurs van middeleeuwen tot heden met inbegrip van de Friese auteurs (Weesp, 1985), p. 422.

Studies

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