Maurits Dekker

Maurits Rudolph Joël Dekker (16 July 1896, in Amsterdam – 7 October 1962) was a Dutch novelist and playwright.^[1]

Maurits Dekker (1941)
(Portrait by Meijer Bleekrode)

He was the son of Joël Dekker, a Jewish merchant and house painter, and Betje Turksma, a nurse.^[1]

Honors and awards

• 1949 Prize of the Society Kunstenaarsverzet
• 1955 Marianne Philips Prize
• 1956 Special Award from the Jan Campert Society for his works
• 1956 Literary Prize of City of Amsterdam for Op zwart stramien

References

1. Lammers, A. Dekker, Maurits Rudolph Joël (1896-1962). The Hague: ING Huygens. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

External links

• Biography in Dutch