Gerrit Krol Explained

Gerrit Krol
Birth Name:Gerrit Krol
Birth Date:1 August 1934
Birth Place:Groningen, Netherlands
Death Place:Groningen
Occupation:writer, poet, mathematician
Nationality:Dutch
Education:University of Groningen[1]
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Gerrit Krol (1 August 1934 − 24 November 2013) was a Dutch author, essayist and writer.[2] [3]

Krol was born in Groningen. He studied mathematics and worked with Royal Dutch Shell and some of its operating units as computer programmer and system designer.[1] Krol's debut consisted of poems published in 1961 in various Dutch literary magazines. In 1962 his first book De rokken van Joy Scheepmaker was published.[4] Thereafter, he developed a typical writing style consisting of text mingled with abstract thoughts expressed in drawings and mathematical equations. His novel Het gemillimeterde hoofd is typical for this Krollesque style.[4]

In 1986 Krol received the Constantijn Huygens Prize, and in 2001 the P. C. Hooft Award - the highest Dutch Governmental award for literature - for his complete oeuvre.[1] On 20 October 2005, the 125th anniversary of the Amsterdam Free University, Krol received a Doctorate Honoris causa from this university.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: De Nederlandse en Vlaamse auteurs. Digital Library for Dutch Literature . 10 June 2020. nl.
  2. Web site: Schrijver Gerrit Krol overleden - NOS Nieuws . Nos.nl . 2013-11-25.
  3. http://www.onserfdeel.be/en/blogs/detail/dutch-writer-gerrit-krol-dies Dutch writer Gerrit Krol dies
  4. Web site: Schrijvers en dichters (dbnl biografieënproject I). Digital Library for Dutch Literature. 10 June 2020. nl.

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