Bertus Aafjes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bertus Aafjes

Dutch poet and writer

Date of Birth: 12-May-1914

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 23-Apr-1993

Profession: writer, poet, journalist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Lambertus Jacobus Johannes "Bertus" Aafjes (May 12, 1914 – April 23, 1993) was a Dutch poet whose work is marked by his devout Catholicism. He wrote a five-book series featuring Japanese samurai Ooka Tadasuke.Aafjes was born in Amsterdam.
He wrote poems on the resistance to the German occupation during World War II. He was married and the father of 3 daughters and 1 son.
He died in Venlo. Aafjes also scripted the comics Mannetje Bagatel (1946) and Kleine Isar, de Vierde Koning (1962) for Eppo Doeve , as well as Peter-kersen-eter (1943) and De Vrolijke Vaderlandse Geschiedenis (1948) for Piet Worm.