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Felix Timmermans
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Flemish writer (1886-1947)
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Felix Timmermans, born Leopold Maximiliaan Felix Timmermans in 1886, was a Belgian playwright, writer, painter, and poet. He worked in Dutch and specialized in young adult literature. His professional career began in 1906 and continued until 1947. Timmermans was a member of the Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
His notable works include *Pallieter*, *De goede helpers*, *De Witte*, *Driekoningen tryptiek*, *Ik zag Cecilia komen*, and *Pieter Bruegel*. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Koldys, Polleke v Mehr, and Stelijn. Timmermans was born and died in Lier. His works are held in the collections of the National Gallery of Art and the Letterenhuis, where his archives are also located.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 24
Top works
- The perfect joy of St. Francis;
- The triptych of the three kings
- Minneke Poes
- Minneke Poes
- Pallieter
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1886-07-05 ) 5 July 1886 , Lier
- Died
- 24 January 1947 (1947-01-24) (aged 60)
- Pen name
- Polleke van Mher
- Notable works
- Pallieter
via Wikipedia infobox
Described at
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Felix
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Occupation
- children's writer
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- Dutch
- Field of work
- young adult literature
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 102-12722, Felix Timmermanns.jpg
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- Commons category
- Felix Timmermans
- date of birth
- 1886-07-05
- date of death
- 1947-01-24
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- archives at
- Letterenhuis
- Commons Creator page
- Felix Timmermans
- has works in the collection
- Letterenhuis
- described at URL
- www.capriolus.nl/nl/content/timmermans-felix-be
- name in native language
- Felix Timmermans
- birth name
- Leopold Maximiliaan Felix Timmermans
- start of work period
- 1906-01-01
- end of work period
- 1947-01-01
- pseudonym
- Koldys/Polleke v Mehr/Stelijn
- P12674
- Spheciospongia vesparium
- P8168
- Kiyosu Castle
Sources (8)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
8 objects attributed to Felix Timmermans, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Leopold Maximiliaan Felix Timmermans (5 July 1886 – 24 January 1947) is a much translated author from Flanders. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times.
Life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Felix Timmermans” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.