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Richard Ely

Belgian writer

PersonAge 52humanQ3430747

Also known as Christophe Richard Ely Van De Ponseele

Born: March 20, 1974
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Birthplace: Belgium
Citizenship: Belgium
Occupation: journalist
, writer
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Education: University Lille-II
Languages spoken, written or signed: French
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · Read full article · Text CC BY-SA 4.0

Christophe Richard Ely Van De Ponseele - professionally known as Richard Ely - is a Belgian writer, journalist and ethnobotanist. Main instigator of the ‘Trolls & Legends” Festival in Mons (Belgium), he is also the former editor-in-chief of Khimaira magazine and the creator of the blog Peuple féerique to which he still contributes today. His books are mainly specialized in fairies and/or nature.

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BBestiaire fantastique & créatures féériques de France2013 · dictionaire by Richard Ely and Amélie Tsaag Valren

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
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Given name: Richard
Website: richard-ely.com language: French
Native language: French

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