Bertus Aafjes
Dutch poet and writer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lambertus Jacobus Johannes "Bertus" Aafjes (May 12, 1914 – April 23, 1993) was a Dutch poet noteworthy for his poems about resistance to German occupation during World War II.
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Born | Lambertus Jacobus Johannes Aafjes (1914-05-12)May 12, 1914 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Died | April 23, 1993(1993-04-23) (aged 78) Venlo, Netherlands |
Occupation | Poet |
Language | Dutch |
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Aafjes was born in Amsterdam, married and was the father of 3 daughters and 1 son. He died in Venlo.
Aafjes wrote a five-book series featuring Japanese samurai Ōoka Tadasuke.[1] 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 ,[2] as well as Peter-kersen-eter (1943) and De Vrolijke Vaderlandse Geschiedenis (1948) for Piet Worm.[3]