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Johan Brouwer was a Dutch writer, translator, romanist, and resistance fighter. Born in Delfshaven in 1898, he was a citizen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. He wrote in Dutch and produced works such as *Philips Willem, de spaansche prins van Oranje*, *De onoverwinnelijke vloot*, and *Los tesoros de Medina-Sidonia*. His writings are held in the collections of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and the Anne Frank House.
Brouwer died in Haarlem in 1943 as a result of execution. He is buried at the Dutch Honorary Cemetery Bloemendaal. In recognition of his actions, he received the award Righteous Among the Nations. His archives are preserved at the International Institute of Social History.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1898
- Died
- 1943
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Philips Willem, de spaansche prins van Oranje
- De onoverwinnelijke vloot
- Los tesoros de Medina-Sidonia
- A famous Dutch writer denounces rebel atrocities
- Kronieken van Spaansche soldaten uit het begin van den tachtigjarigen oorlog
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Johan
- Family name
- Brouwer
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Delfshaven
- Place of death
- Haarlem
- Occupation
- historian
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- Dutch
- Image
- JohanBrouwerNoldeKoning.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1898-05-31
- date of death
- 1943-07-01
- place of burial
- Dutch Honorary Cemetery Bloemendaal
- Commons category
- Johan Brouwer
- cause of death
- execution
- has works in the collection
- Anne Frank House
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