Margaretha Vasalis
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M. Vasalis (birth name: Margaretha Drooglever-Fortuyn-Leenmans ; born February 13, 1909 in The Hague , † October 16, 1998 in Roden, Noordenveld , Drenthe , Netherlands ) was a Dutch psychiatrist and writer .
Life
After attending school, she studied medicine and worked as a psychiatrist after completing her studies.
Later she also began writing and wrote not only poems but also stories with descriptions of the everyday life of modern people. In 1940 her book Onweer was one of the books given out free by booksellers during the so-called Boekenweek Present . Her best-known volumes of poetry include Parken en woestijnen (1940), De vogel Phoenix (1947) and Kunstenaar en verzet (1958).
For her complete works she received the Constantijn Huygensprijs in 1974 and in 1982 the Dutch P.C. Literature Prize, which has been awarded since 1947. Hooft-prijs .
Web links and sources
- Literature by and about Margaretha Vasalis in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography (Wissen.de)
- CV and works (Schrijversinfo)
- Meyers Großes Personenlexikon , Mannheim 1968, p. 1353
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vasalis, Margaretha |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Drooglever-Fortuyn-Leenmans, Margaretha (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch psychiatrist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | The hague |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 16, 1998 |
| Place of death | Roden, Noordenveld , Drenthe , Netherlands |