Abraham Louis Schneiders
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| Born | Abraham Louis Schneiders 1 October 1925 |
| Died | 2 July 2020 (aged 94) Hilversum, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Other names | Drievoeter, A. van Anders |
| Occupation(s) | writer, diplomat |
Abraham Louis “Bram” Schneiders (1 October 1925 — 2 July 2020) was a Dutch writer and diplomat. He was ambassador of the Netherlands to Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic, Gabon, Chad (1979-1982), Zimbabwe (1982-1986); New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga; Samoa (1986-1990) and Tuvalu (1987-1990).
As writer he had pseudonyms Drievoeter and A. van Anders.[1]
Career
Schneiders was born in
He became Officer of the Orde van Oranje-Nassau in 1981.
Writer
As a writer he made his debut in 1951 with the short story de Kanonnen,[2] published in the literary magazine Libertinage. Later he wrote short stories for Hollands Weekblad, Hollands Maandblad and De Gids. He wrote several volumes for Querido. From 1965 he wrote a weekly column for NRC Handelsblad using the name Drievoeter.
Personal
Schneiders was the brother of mayor Frits Schneiders (1923–2002). He married in 1954 Elisabeth “Elleke” Vreede (1924-2014). They had several children together.
He died on 2 July 2020 in Hilversum.[3]
Bibliography
- Langs het schrikdraad (1961)
- Een kater in blik (1963)
- De trek van de struisvogel (1965)
- [as A. Anders] Rapport van de secretarisvogel (1981)
- In de boom (1987)
- Het verbrokkeld paradijs (1991)
References
- ^ a b "A.L. Schneiders · dbnl". DBNL.
- ^ a b c Nico Keuning (1986). "Tirade. Year 30. #301-307". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Mr Abraham Louis Schneiders". NRC Handelsblad. 4 July 2020. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020.
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