About Rita Demeester
Lived 1946 – 1993 (aged 46). Rita Demeester was a Belgian poet and writer.
Rita Bertha Maria Demeester (26 September 1946 – 29 January 1993) was a Belgian poet and writer.
Biography She was born at Roeselare. She obtained a degree in social pedagogy from the Catholic University of Leuven. She worked as an educationalist, but started writing when she became unemployed in 1986. Demeester died at Genk in 1993.
Awards 1989 - Rabobank Lenteprijs voor Literatuur for In het spoor van Jim Morrison
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Who was Rita Demeester?
Belgian writer (1946–1993)
When was Rita Demeester born?
Rita Demeester was born on 26 September 1946 in Roeselare.
When did Rita Demeester die?
Rita Demeester died on 29 January 1993 in Genk.
What was Rita Demeester's occupation?
Rita Demeester was a poet and writer.
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Rita Demeester was Belgian.
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