About Bertus Aafjes
Lived 1914 – 1993 (aged 78). Bertus Aafjes was a Dutch poet, writer, journalist and prose writer.
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.
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.
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Who was Bertus Aafjes?
Dutch poet and writer (1914–1993)
When was Bertus Aafjes born?
Bertus Aafjes was born on 12 May 1914 in Amsterdam.
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Bertus Aafjes died on 23 April 1993 in Swolgen.
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Bertus Aafjes was a poet, writer, journalist and prose writer.
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Bertus Aafjes was Dutch.
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