Willem Kloos

Willem Kloos c. 1890

Willem Johannes Theodorus Kloos (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləm ˈkloːs]; 6 May 1859 – 31 March 1938) was a nineteenth-century Dutch poet and literary critic. He was one of the prominent figures of the Movement of Eighty and became editor in chief of De Nieuwe Gids after the editorial fracture in 1893.[1] He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times.[2]

  1. ^ Knuvelder, Gerard (1953). Handboek tot de geschiedenis der Nederlandse letterkunde van de aanvang tot heden, Volume 4. L.C.G. Malmberg. pp. 20–30.
  2. ^ "Nomination Database". www.nobelprize.org. Retrieved 2017-04-19.