Jan de Hartog
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Jan de Hartog (April 22, 1914 – September 22, 2002) was a Dutch playwright, novelist and occasional social critic who moved to the United States in the early 1960s and became a Quaker.
In this Dutch name, the surname is De Hartog.
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Born | (1914-04-22)April 22, 1914 Haarlem, Netherlands |
Died | September 22, 2002(2002-09-22) (aged 88) Houston, Texas |
Pen name | "F. R. Eckmar" (used infrequently) |
Occupation | Novelist and playwright |
Nationality | Dutch |
Genre | Non-fiction, Creative non-fiction, and fiction |
Subject | (primarily) Seafaring stories |
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Spouse | Marjorie de Hartog |
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