About Marianne van Hirtum
Lived 1935 – 1988 (aged 52–53). Marianne van Hirtum was a Belgian painter, sculptor, poet and writer.
Marianne Van Hirtum (20 July 1935 – 11 June 1988) was a Belgian author writing in the French language, connected with the surrealist movement.
She was born in Namur, the daughter of Louis Van Hirtum, a doctor at a psychiatric hospital.
Van Hirtum met André Breton in 1959, the same year in which she participated in the International Surrealist Exhibition in Paris. She died in Paris, aged 52.
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Who was Marianne van Hirtum?
Belgian writer (1935-1988)
When was Marianne van Hirtum born?
Marianne van Hirtum was born in 1935 in Namur.
When did Marianne van Hirtum die?
Marianne van Hirtum died on 11 June 1988 in Paris.
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Marianne van Hirtum was a painter, sculptor, poet and writer.
What nationality was Marianne van Hirtum?
Marianne van Hirtum was Belgian.
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