Jacoba van Velde, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jacoba van Velde

Dutch writer

Date of Birth: 10-May-1903

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

Date of Death: 07-Sep-1985

Profession: writer, translator

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Jacoba van Velde (The Hague, 10 May 1903 – Amsterdam, 7 September 1985) was a Dutch writer, translator, and dramaturge.
Her first novel, "De grote zaal" (The Great Hall), appeared in the literary journal Querido in 1953 and was translated into thirteen languages within ten years.
During her life around 75,000 copies of "De grote zaal" were sold.
In 2010, the book was chosen for the Nederland Leest (Netherlands Reads) campaign and copies were given away for free to members of all the public libraries in The Netherlands.