Jan Renier Snieders

Jan Renier Snieders

Jan Renier Snieders (Bladel, 22 November, 1812Turnhout, 9 April 1888), a brother of August Snieders, was a Flemish writer. He studied medicine in Leuven, and in 1838 he settled as a physician in Turnhout, where he did much to promote literature and for which reason he founded the society "De Dageraad". In 1912, the "Hofstraat" in Turnhout was renamed to "Renier Sniedersstraat".

Bibliography

* Het kind met den helm (1852)
* De meesterknecht (1855)
* Doctor Marcus (1858)
* De lelie van het gehucht (1860)
* Narda (1869)
* De geuzen in de Kempen (1875)
* Zonder God (1885)

ee also

* Flemish literature

ource

* [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bran038biog01/bran038biog01_3820.htm Jan Renier Snieders] (Dutch)


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