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Hugo Claus
Sign in to saveAlso known as Hugo Maurice Julien Claus, Dorothea van Male, Jan Hyoens, Thea Streiner, H.M.J. Claus
Belgian author (1929–2008)
Film & TV
Bruges, Belgium
Hugo Maurice Julien Claus was a leading Belgian author who published under his own name as well as various pseudonyms. Claus' literary contributions spanned the genres of drama, the novel, and poetry; he also left a legacy as a painter and film director. He wrote primarily in Dutch, although he also wrote some poetry in English.
Known for
- Sylvia Kristel: Nu — Self2007
- Janssen & Janssens draaien een film — Self1990
- Jan Cox, a Painter's Odyssey — Self1988
- Permeke1985
- De droomproducenten — Self1984
- Apostrophes — Self1975
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Key facts
- Born
- Hugo Maurice Julien Claus , ( 1929-04-05 ) 5 April 1929, Bruges , Belgium
- Died
- 19 March 2008 (2008-03-19) (aged 78), Antwerp , Belgium
- Pen name
- Dorothea van Male; Jan Hyoens; Thea Streiner
- Occupation
- Playwright, novelist, poet, painter, film director
- Notable works
- The Sorrow of Belgium
- Spouse
- Elly Overzier [ nl ] , Veerle de Wit
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Maurice
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Bruges
- Place of death
- Antwerp
- Occupation
- filmmaker
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- Dutch
- Image
- Hugo Claus.jpg
- Work location
- Antwerp
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- end of work period
- 2008-00-00
- archives at
- Letterenhuis
- Commons category
- Hugo Claus
- date of birth
- 1929-04-05
- date of death
- 2008-03-19
- Commons Creator page
- Hugo Claus
- cause of death
- euthanasia
- unmarried partner
- Sylvia Kristel
- has works in the collection
- Eye Filmmuseum
- significant place
- La Fleur en Papier Doré - Het Goudblommeke in Papier
- manner of death
- unnatural death
- writing language
- Dutch
- start of work period
- 1947-00-00
- birth name
- Hugo Maurice Julien Claus
- P12674
- Giacomo Casanova
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Encyclopedic overview
Hugo Maurice Julien Claus ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦyɣoː ˈklʌus]; 5 April 1929 – 19 March 2008) was a leading Belgian author who published under his own name as well as various pseudonyms. Claus' literary contributions spanned the genres of drama, novels, and poetry; he also left a legacy as a painter and film director. He wrote primarily in Dutch, although he also wrote some poetry in English. He won the 2000 International Nonino Prize in Italy.
His death by euthanasia, which is legal in Belgium, led to considerable controversy.
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