Willem Elsschot

(Alfons de Ridder)

photo of Elsschot

nederlands esperanto


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I noticed that, though he is one of the most important dutch writers, about the flemish writer Elsschois only very little information on the Internet to be found. Therefore I started making a Home-page about him. You're invited to supply additions or commences.
Family tree (unfinished)



Christiaan de Ridder  x Adella van Elst (1842-1926)
       (1844-1920)    |
+-------------------+-+-------------+-+----+-------------+-+---+--+
|                   |               | |    |             | |   |  |
Karel(1869-1942)  Louise(1873-1949)     Marie(1876-1968)       | Emma
                                                               |
               +-----------------------------------------------+
               |
           Alfons(1882-1960)   x Jeannetta Jozefina (`Fine') Scheurwegen (1882-1960)
                               |
 +-----------------------+-----+-------------------------+-------------+-----------------------+---------+
 |                       |                               |             |                       |         |
Walter(1901-1992)     Adele(1909-1991)            Willem(1911-1965)  Anna(1912)               Jan(1917) Ida(1918)
x Marcelle Manchematin | x Bennek Maniewski(1908-1980)  x Lise Ghilain  x Vic Dolphyn(1909-1992) x Mia Parmentier
x Jeanne Kenis         | |                          +---+------+        |
|                      | Jan(1933)              Christine   Karel       |
|                      x Georges Kelner(1910-1982)                   Willem(1935)
++-------+----------+  |
 |       |          | Joke(1938)
Christ Fons(1938) Walter

Some persons in Elsschot's work
(only in dutch, if it's finished, I'll probably translate it for you)

Bibliography: Poems:
  • (dutch) Books about Elsschot

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