Pierre Lauffer
Pierre Lauffer | |
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Born | Pierre Antoine Lauffer[1] 22 August 1920 |
Died | 14 June 1981 Willemstad, Curaçao[2] | (aged 60)
Occupation(s) | Writer and poet |
Notable work | Kumbu (1955) Kantika pa Bientu (1964) |
Pierre Lauffer (22 August 1920 – 14 June 1981) was a Curaçaoan writer and poet who mainly wrote in
Biography
Lauffer was born on 22 August 1920 as Pierre Antoine Lauffer.[1] He graduated from the Mulo (junior high school) in 1936, and started various jobs as a civil servant, a military policeman, and an undertaker. During this time, he was writing stories and poetry as a hobby.[4] His first publication was a story in Dutch for the magazine De Stoep.[6]
In 1944 Patria, his first poetry collection in
In 1964, Lauffer published Kantika pa Bientu for which he was awarded a prize by the Cultural Centre Curaçao.
In his later years, Lauffer started to write children's books in Papiamentu, because he felt that children were being neglected by the few Papiamentu writers.[12] Lauffer died on 14 June 1981, at the age of 60.[2]
Legacy
On 16 July 1981, Fundashon Pierre Lauffer was established in his honour to promote Papiamentu. The Premio Bienal Pierre Lauffer is a biannual prize for people who have earned merits for the advancement of Papiamentu.[13] In 1982, the Mgr Zwijssen College where Lauffer used to teach was renamed Kolegio Pierre Lauffer.[14]
References
- ^ JSTOR 40986321.
- ^ a b "Pierre Antoine Lauffer". Amigoe via Delpher.nl (in Papiamento). 18 June 1981. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Pierre Lauffer Ensemble". Writers Unlimited. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Wim Rutgers. "Pierre Lauffer: nationaal auteur" (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Anton Korteweg, Kees Nieuwenhuijzen, Max Nord (1980). Schrijversprentenboek van de Nederlandse Antillen (in Dutch). Amsterdam: De Bezige Bij. p. 16.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "In Memoriam Pierre Laufer". Amigoe via Delpher.nl (in Dutch). 15 June 1981. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ a b c Ezra de Haan. "Zoeken naar onbereikbaar geluk". Hebban (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ISBN 90-351-2397-2.
- ^ Henry Habibe. "Vaderlandsliefde en melancholie in de poëzie van Pierre Lauffer (IV en slot)". Werkgroep Caraibische Letteren (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ a b Albert Hogeweij. "Biografie van Curaçaose dichter Pierre Lauffer". Literair Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ISBN 9990492107.
- ^ "Lezing over Pierre Lauffer als nationale dichter". Amigoe via Delpher.nl (in Dutch). 19 April 1990. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ISBN 90-234-3530-3.
- ^ "Fundashon Pierre Laufer". Amigoe via Delpher.nl (in Papiamento). 3 September 1982. Retrieved 23 April 2021.