Gerrit Krol

Gerrit Krol
BornGerrit Krol
1 August 1934
Groningen, Netherlands
Died24 November 2013(2013-11-24) (aged 79)
Groningen
Occupationwriter, poet, mathematician
NationalityDutch
EducationUniversity of Groningen[1]

Gerrit Krol (1 August 1934 − 24 November 2013) was a Dutch author, essayist and writer.[2][3]

Krol was born in Groningen. He studied mathematics and worked with Royal Dutch Shell and some of its operating units as computer programmer and system designer.[1] Krol's debut consisted of poems published in 1961 in various Dutch literary magazines. In 1962 his first book De rokken van Joy Scheepmaker was published.[4] Thereafter, he developed a typical writing style consisting of text mingled with abstract thoughts expressed in drawings and mathematical equations. His novel Het gemillimeterde hoofd is typical for this Krollesque style.[4]

In 1986 Krol received the Constantijn Huygens Prize, and in 2001 the P. C. Hooft Award - the highest Dutch Governmental award for literature - for his complete oeuvre.[1] On 20 October 2005, the 125th anniversary of the Amsterdam Free University, Krol received a Doctorate Honoris causa from this university.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "De Nederlandse en Vlaamse auteurs". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Schrijver Gerrit Krol overleden - NOS Nieuws". Nos.nl. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
  3. ^ Dutch writer Gerrit Krol dies
  4. ^ a b "Schrijvers en dichters (dbnl biografieënproject I)". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 June 2020.