Willem Huberts, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Willem Huberts

Dutch publicist, author and editor

Date of Birth: 13-Aug-1953

Place of Birth: Utrecht, Netherlands

Profession: writer, poet, librarian

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Willem Huberts (born 13 August 1953, Utrecht) is a Dutch researcher, publicist, author and editor. In 1985 he received a master's degree in Dutch literature at the University of Groningen.
In 2017 he received his doctor's degree (PhD) in Historical Sciences at the University of Groningen, with his doctoral dissertation being: Under the spell of a better past: the history of Dutch fascism 1923-1945.
He published several works on the history of Dutch nazi literature, among others a biography of George Kettmann, one of the most prominent Dutch nazi writers.
In 1989 he spoke on the same subject on the international conference "The Low Countries and the World" (University College, London).
In 2013 he lectured at the Sorbonne University (Paris, France) about "Fascism and Nazism in Dutch Literature (1940-1945)".
Between 1976 and 1993 he published five volumes of poetry.
Since 1987 he is one of the editors of the Dutch publishing company Flanor.