Johan Anthierens, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johan Anthierens

journalist, writer

Date of Birth: 22-Aug-1937

Place of Birth: Machelen, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 20-Mar-2000

Profession: writer, columnist, journalist

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Johan Anthierens (22 August 1937 – 20 March 2000) was a Belgian journalist, columnist, publicist, critic and writer.
He became notorious because of his socially conscious columns, as well as his equally controversial opinions during interviews.
He published both in HUMO as well as Knack and founded his own short-lived satirical magazine, De Zwijger in 1982-1985.
The main public got to know him thanks to his television appearances, both as panel member in the quiz De Wies Andersen Show and as interviewer in the talkshow Noord-Zuid (North-South).
Due to his confrontational criticism of capitalism, the monarchy, the Church, the establishment and the far-right movement Anthierens had both a lot of admirers as well as many enemies.
Still, together with Louis De Lentdecker and Maurice De Wilde, he was widely regarded as one of the "Big Three" of Flemish critical journalism.