Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck,[1] also called Comte (Count) Maeterlinck from 1932,[2] (ìpè Faransé: [mo.ʁis ma.tɛʁ.lɛ̃ːk] in Belgium, mɛ.teʁ.lɛ̃ːk in France;[3] 29 August 1862 – 6 May 1949) je was a Belgian akoere-oritage, akoewi, ati alayoka ede Faranse ara Belgium to gba Ebun Nobel ninu Litireso.

Maurice Maeterlinck
Ọjọ́ ìbíMaurice Polydore Marie Bernard
(1862-08-29)29 Oṣù Kẹjọ 1862
Ghent, Belgium
Ọjọ́ aláìsí6 May 1949(1949-05-06) (ọmọ ọdún 86)
Nice, France
Iṣẹ́Playwright · Poet · Essayist
ÈdèFrench
Ọmọ orílẹ̀-èdèBelgian
Literary movementSymbolism
Notable worksIntruder (1890)
The Blind (1890)
Interior (1895)
The Blue Bird (1908)
Notable awardsNobel Prize in Literature
1911
Triennial Prize for Dramatic Literature
1903
SpouseRenée Dahon
PartnerGeorgette Leblanc


  1. Spelled Maurice (Mooris) Polidore Marie Bernhard Maeterlinck on the official Nobel Prize page
  2. Maeterlinck, Maurice in Encyclopædia Britannica
  3. Jean-Marie Pierret, Phonétique historique du français et notions de phonétique générale, 1994