Karel Miry

b.: August 14, 1823 (Ghent, Belgium) d.: October 03, 1889 (Ghent, Belgium) Belgian composer. He was one of the first Belgian composers to write operas to librettos in Dutch and is known as the composer of the music for "De Vlaamse Leeuw", the national anthem of Flanders, for which Hippoliet Van Peene wrote the lyrics.