- Hippoliet van Peene was born on January 1, 1811 in Kaprijke, Flanders, Belgium. Hippoliet was a writer, known for Siska van Roosemael (1955) and Tamboer Janssens (1961). Hippoliet died on February 19, 1864 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium.
- A street in his native village of Kaprijke and also in Mariakerke (East Flanders) are named after him. A street in Bruges (Sint Jozef district) and Antwerp (Kiel district) are also named after him.
- In 1835, he completed his medical studies and, with little success, established a medical practice in Ghent. His interest lay in the theater.
- He enriched Flemish theatre production with more than sixty plays in all genres, mainly comedies and song plays.
- He studied medicine at the State University of Leuven and became a physician in Kaprijke and later in Ghent.
- At the inauguration of the Minard Theatre in 1847, his Brigitta of de Twee Vondelingen was performed.
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