# Joep Leerssen

> Joseph Theodoor "Joep" Leerssen is a Dutch comparatist and cultural historian. He is Emeritus Professor of Modern European Literature at the University of Amsterdam, and Emeritus Professor at Maastricht University with a research brief on "Limburg and Europe". He was awarded the Spinozapremie in 2008 and the Madame de Staël Prize in 2020.

*Dutch comparatist and cultural historian*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1955-06-12
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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