Jan Campert

Jan Campert

Known For:Writing
Gender:Male
Birthday:1902-08-15
Place of Birth:Spijkenisse
Also Known As: Jan Remco Theodoor Campert /
Known For: Writing Gender: Male Birthday: 1902-08-15 More

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Jan Remco Theodoor Campert (1902 – 1943) was a Dutch journalist, theater critic and writer. He is best known for his poem "Het lied der achttien dooden" ("The Song of the Eighteen Dead"), describing the execution of 18 resistance workers by the Germans. During the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II Campert was arrested for aiding Jews. He was held in the Neuengamme concentration camp, where he died. The Jan Campert Prize is named after him.
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  • name:Jan Campert
  • Known For:Writing
  • Gender:Male
  • Birthday:1902-08-15
  • Place of Birth:Spijkenisse
  • Also Known As: Jan Remco Theodoor Campert ·
  • Biography:Jan Remco Theodoor Campert (1902 – 1943) was a Dutch journalist, theater critic and writer. He is best known for his poem "Het lied der achttien dooden" ("The Song of the Eighteen Dead"), describing the execution of 18 resistance workers by the Germans. During the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II Campert was arrested for aiding Jews. He was held in the Neuengamme concentration camp, where he died. The Jan Campert Prize is named after him.
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