# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/willem-elsschot
# Generated: 2026-08-14T20:40:22.053Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/willem-elsschot"
name: "Willem Elsschot"
slug: "willem-elsschot"
description: "Alphonsus Josephus de Ridder was a Belgian writer and poet who wrote under the pseudonym Willem Elsschot. One of the most prominent Flemish authors, his most famous work, Cheese (1933) is the most translated Dutch-language novel from Flanders of all time."
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1882-05-07"
deathDate: "1960-05-31"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump