Alphonse Olterdissen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alphonse Olterdissen

Dutch writer

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1865

Place of Birth: Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

Date of Death: 24-Feb-1923

Profession: writer, composer, poet

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Alphonse (Alfons) Olterdissen (Maastricht, December 12, 1865 - Maastricht, February 24, 1923) was a Dutch writer, poet and composer who wrote extensively in the Maastrichtian dialect.
The final stanza of his opera Trijn de Begijn eventually became the local anthem of Maastricht loosely copy of the Romanian composer Ciprian Porumbescu's (1853-1883) "Pe-al nostru steag e scris Unire”.