Portrait of Arthur van Schendel
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Author

Arthur van Schendel

Dutch writer

Born
March 5, 1874, Jakarta
Died
September 11, 1946, Amsterdam
Nationality
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Occupation
Writer and novelist

Life and work

Arthur van Schendel (15 March 1874 in Batavia, Dutch East Indies – 11 September 1946 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch writer of novels and short stories. One of his best known works is Het fregatschip Johanna Maria. His son Arthur F.E. van Schendel (1910–1979) was General Director of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam from 1959–1975.

Prizes

1931 – C.W. van der Hoogtprijs for Het fregatschip Johanna Maria

1933 – Tollensprijs for his entire oeuvre

1947 – P.C. Hooftprijs for Het oude huis

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Collection

Books by Arthur van Schendel

1 book