Frans Verschoren
Frans Verschoren
Frans Verschoren
Born(1874-03-05)5 March 1874
Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Antwerp, Belgium
Died5 December 1951(1951-12-05) (aged 77)
Westmalle, Antwerp, Belgium
OccupationWriter, translator, teacher
LanguageFlemish
NationalityBelgian
Years active1909–1947

Frans Verschoren (5 March 1874 – 5 December 1951) was a Flemish writer.

Biography

He was born in Sint-Katelijne-Waver in 1874.[1] After his studies at the normal school, he became a teacher in Lier and in Turnhout. In Lier he had Felix Timmermans as a pupil.[2] He then also became director of the Walcourt and later Boom state secondary schools. He was the author in particular of tales for young people.[1] He died in Westmalle, Belgium, in 1951.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b Pissens, Désiré (1925). Vlaamsche weelde - een keus van zestig koppen uit onze letterkunde (in Dutch). Drukkerij Erasmus. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ^ Vercammen, Louis (1971). Felix Timmermans - de mens - het werk. Heideland-Orbis. p. 32. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  3. ^ Spiegel der Letteren - Volumes 28-29. De Sikkel. 1986. p. 259. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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