Hans Henkemans, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hans Henkemans

Dutch musician

Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1913

Place of Birth: The Hague, County of Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 29-Dec-1995

Profession: composer, psychiatrist, pianist, musicologist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Hans Henkemans (The Hague, 23 December 1913 – Nieuwegein, 29 December 1995) was a Dutch pianist, teacher, composer of classical music and psychiatrist. Henkemans was one of the most important dutch composers of his time.
From 1926 to 1931 he studied piano and composition with Bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer, and from 1933 to 1938 with Willem Pijper.
Henkemans was influenced by Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel and Willem Pijper.