Maurits Dekker

Maurits Rudolph Joël Dekker (16 July 1896, in Amsterdam – 7 October 1962) was a Dutch novelist and playwright.[1]

Maurits Dekker (1941)
(Portrait by Meijer Bleekrode)

He was the son of Joël Dekker, a Jewish merchant and house painter, and Betje Turksma, a nurse.[1]

Honors and awards
  • 1949 Prize of the Society Kunstenaarsverzet
  • 1955 Marianne Philips Prize
  • 1956 Special Award from the Jan Campert Society for his works
  • 1956 Literary Prize of City of Amsterdam for Op zwart stramien

References
  1. Lammers, A. (12-02-2012). Dekker, Maurits Rudolph Joël (1896-1962). Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland. The Hague: ING Huygens. Check date values in: |date= (help)


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