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Bertus Aafjes

1914 - 1993

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Lambertus Jacobus Johannes "Bertus" Aafjes (May 12, 1914 – April 22, 1993) was a Dutch poet noteworthy for his poems about resistance to German occupation during World War II. Aafjes was born in Amsterdam, married and was the father of 3 daughters and 1 son. He died in Swolgen. Aafjes wrote a five-book series featuring Japanese samurai Ōoka Tadasuke. His work is marked by his devout Catholicism, but he also scripted the comics Mannetje Bagatel (1946) and Kleine Isar, de Vierde Koning (1962) for Eppo Doeve , as well as Peter-kersen-eter (1943) and De Vrolijke Vaderlandse Geschiedenis (1948) for Piet Worm. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bertus Aafjes is the 3,626th most popular writer (down from 3,548th in 2019), the 565th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 566th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Dutch Writer.

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Among writers, Bertus Aafjes ranks 3,626 out of 7,302. Before him are Edvard Radzinsky, Gary Snyder, Åsa Larsson, Willem Frederik Hermans, Abu Isa al-Warraq, and Paul Goma. After him are Brigitte Hamann, Erich Weinert, Hans Erich Nossack, Buhturi, Otfrid of Weissenburg, and Gaito Gazdanov.

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Among people born in 1914, Bertus Aafjes ranks 219. Before him are Lajos Baróti, Rosalyn Tureck, Josep Escolà, Evelyn Furtsch, Reuben Fine, and Edmund Muskie. After him are Viktor Grishin, Dobri Dobrev, Orhan Veli Kanık, B. R. Chopra, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, and Christl Cranz. Among people deceased in 1993, Bertus Aafjes ranks 140. Before him are Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, Valentina Grizodubova, Reuben Fine, Melchior Ndadaye, Sam Wanamaker, and Mick Ronson. After him are Thurgood Marshall, Edward Bernard Raczyński, David Koresh, Giuseppe Occhialini, Norman Vincent Peale, and Elvira Popescu.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Bertus Aafjes ranks 565 out of 1,646. Before him are George Clifford III (1685), Suzanne Manet (1829), Candy Dulfer (1969), Annie M. G. Schmidt (1911), Evert van Aelst (1602), and Willem Frederik Hermans (1921). After him are Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech (1591), Maruschka Detmers (1962), Bartholomeus Breenbergh (1598), Pieter Willem Korthals (1807), Richard Witschge (1969), and Menno van Coehoorn (1641).

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Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Bertus Aafjes ranks 30. Before him are Macropedius (1487), Jan Luyken (1649), Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882), Abraham Jacob van der Aa (1792), Annie M. G. Schmidt (1911), and Willem Frederik Hermans (1921). After him are Jan Wolkers (1925), Simon Vestdijk (1898), Herman Heijermans (1864), Janwillem van de Wetering (1931), Mieke Bal (1946), and Anna Enquist (1945).

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