   octave pirmez (1832 â may 1883), a belgian author, was born at chÃ¢telineau. ==life== he belonged to a well-known belgian family, and his cousin, edouard pirmez, was distinguished for his works on literary and political subjects. he lived an uneventful life at his family's chÃ¢teau at acoz, in gerpinnes in hainaut, where he died. ==works== pirmez was an ardent admirer of the french romanticists. his works include: *les feuillees: pensÃ©es et maximes (1862) *victor hugo (1863) *jours de solitude (1869) *remo *souvenirs d'un frÃ¨re (1880) *heures de philosophie (1881) *(posthumous) lettres Ã  josÃ© (1884). these books form a history of his emotional life, and reveal an extreme melancholy. see  (1888), by adolphe siret and josÃ© de coppin. ----    
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