Trefossa | |
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Born | Henri Frans de Ziel 15 January 1916 Paramaribo, Suriname |
Died | 3 February 1975 Haarlem, Netherlands | (aged 59)
Occupation | writer, poet, teacher |
Language | Dutch Sranan Tongo |
Nationality | Dutch |
Notable works | God zij met ons Suriname (Suriname's National Anthem) |
Henri Frans de Ziel (15 January 1916 – 3 February 1975), working under the pen name of Trefossa, was a neoromantic writer in Dutch and Sranan Tongo from Suriname. He is best known for the Sranan Tongo stanzas of Suriname's National Anthem.[1]