Duinkerken, Anton van, 1903-1968

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Name (Latin)
Duinkerken, Anton van, 1903-1968
Other forms of name
Van Duinkerken, Anton, 1903-1968
Asselbergs, Willem Jan Marie Anton, 1903-1968
Doorn, Andries van, 1903-1968
Baks, Pieter, 1903-1968
Date of birth
1903-01-02
Date of death
1968-07-27
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 49396018
Wikidata: Q447108
Library of congress: n 80067655
Sources of Information
  • Baur, F.Geschiedenis van de letterkunde der ...
  • LCN: Duinkerken, Anton van, 1903-1968

Wikipedia description:

Wilhelmus Johannes Maria Antonius Asselbergs (2 January 1903 in Bergen op Zoom – 27 June 1968 in Nijmegen), better known under his pseudonym Anton van Duinkerken, was a Dutch poet, essayist, and academic. Asselbergs considered a career as a priest before becoming a journalist, editing De Gids. He was subsequently a professor in art history and the history of literature at the Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen. A Roman Catholic, he was active on behalf of the emancipation of the Catholic Church and wrote religious poetry. In 1954 he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was honoured with a statue in the city of Bergen op Zoom.

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