Bertus Aafjes

Bertus Aafjes
Born Lambertus Jacobus Johannes Aafjes
(1914-05-12)May 12, 1914
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died April 23, 1993(1993-04-23) (aged 78)
Venlo, Netherlands
Occupation Poet
Language Dutch
Nationality Dutch
Bertus Aafjes (1965)

Lambertus Jacobus Johannes "Bertus" Aafjes (May 12, 1914 – April 23, 1993) was a Dutch poet whose work is marked by his devout Catholicism.

He wrote a five-book series featuring Japanese samurai Ōoka Tadasuke.[1]

Aafjes was born in Amsterdam. He wrote poems on the resistance to the German occupation during the World War II.

He was married and the father of 3 daughters and 1 son. He died in Venlo.

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References

  1. Ho-Ling Wong, Judge Ooka in the East and West, CRIMINALELEMENT.COM
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