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Bertus Aafjes

Dutch poet and writer (1914-1993) · Netherlands · On the map · Writers · Died at 78

Lambertus Jacobus Johannes "Bertus" Aafjes was a Dutch poet noteworthy for his poems about resistance to German occupation during World War II.

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1993Died23 April 19931989Cestoda priceAward1962Burgemeester van Grunsven-prijsAward1953TollensprijsAward1914Born12 May 1914

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Cestoda price1989
Burgemeester van Grunsven-prijs1962
Tollensprijs1953

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Country
Netherlands
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1914 to 1993 · aged 78

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