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Louis Couperus
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Dutch novelist and poet (1863–1923)
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The Hague, Netherlands
Louis Marie-Anne Couperus (1863–1923) was a Dutch novelist and poet. His oeuvre contains a wide variety of genres: lyric poetry, psychological and historical novels, novellas, short stories, fairy tales, feuilletons and sketches. Couperus is considered to be one of the foremost figures in Dutch literature. Many of his novels and stories are set either in the Dutch East Indies, where he spent…
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Key facts
- Born
- Louis Marie-Anne Couperus , ( 1863-06-10 ) 10 June 1863, The Hague , Netherlands
- Died
- 16 July 1923 (1923-07-16) (aged 60), De Steeg , Netherlands
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Years active
- 1878–1923
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Marie
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of death
- Rheden
- Spouse
- Elisabeth Couperus-Baud
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- Dutch
- Official website
- www.louiscouperus.nl
- Image
- CouperusGoldsmid.jpg
- Work location
- Amsterdam
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- Commons category
- Louis Couperus
- date of birth
- 1863-01-01
- date of death
- 1923-01-01
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- Louis Couperus
- cause of death
- sepsis
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in kana
- ルイ・クペールス
- writing language
- Dutch
- has works in the collection
- Drents Museum
- place of burial
- Oud Eik en Duinen
- P12674
- Karl-Heinz Hopp
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Encyclopedic overview
Louis Marie Anne Couperus (10 June 1863 – 16 July 1923) was a Dutch novelist and poet. His oeuvre contains a wide variety of genres: lyric poetry, psychological and historical novels, novellas, short stories, fairy tales, feuilletons and sketches. Couperus is considered to be one of the foremost figures in Dutch literature. In 1923, he was awarded the Tollensprijs (Tollens Prize).
Couperus and his wife travelled extensively in Europe and Asia, and he later wrote several related travelogues which were published weekly.
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