de Boek, August 05/09/1865 - 10/09/1937

Belgian organist and composer. He studied at the Brussels Conservatory and completed course of studies for the organ as well as additional areas of studies (harmony theory, counterpoint and fugue) with honors. From 1892 until 1921, he was an organist in various Belgian churches. During this period he also served as a professor for music at the Royal Flemish Conservatory in Antwerp. Subsequently he worked at the Conservatory in Brussels before receiving a position as director of the conservatory in Mechelen during 1926. His musical style is widely considered as post-Romantic.