Albert Helman

Dutch-Surinamese writer and politician (1903-1996) · Netherlands · On the map · Writers · Died at 92

Lodewijk 'Lou' Lichtveld was a Surinamese politician, playwright, poet and resistance fighter who wrote under the pseudonym "Albert Helman".

Albert Helman is read about 17 times a day, in 8 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 5 October 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.

Media & music

Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau1963

Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize1953

Country

Netherlands