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Jan Eekhout

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Jan Eekhout
Eekhout (1930)
Eekhout (1930)
Born10 January 1900
Sluis, The Netherlands
Died6 March 1978(1978-03-06) (aged 78)
Amsterdam
OccupationWriter and translator
LanguageDutch
Notable worksPastoor Poncke

Jan Henrik Eekhout (born 10 January 1900 in Sluis - died 6 March 1978 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch writer, poet and translator, particularly known as the author of the novel Pastoor Poncke ("Pastor Poncke"). During the Second World War Eekhout was a staunch Nazi.[1] However, the Dutch resistance fighter Jan "Poncke" Princen gained his nickname by reading aloud from this book to fellow-prisoners in a Nazi prison during World War II.

References

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  1. ^ Bart FM Droog, 'Jan H. Eekhout', Nederlandse Poëzie Encyclopedie, 2017.
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