J. Slauerhoff

J. Slauerhoff
BornJan Jacob Slauerhoff
(1898-09-15)15 September 1898
Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Died5 October 1936(1936-10-05) (aged 38)
Hilversum, Netherlands
Pen nameJohn Ravenswood (only occasionally)
OccupationPoet, novelist, general practitioner, ship's doctor
EducationMedicine
Alma materAmsterdam Municipal University
Period1918–36
Notable worksSoleares (poetry), The Forbidden Kingdom (prose)
Notable awardsC.W. van der Hoogtprijs
1934
for Soleares
SpouseDarja Collin (1930–1935)

Jan Jacob Slauerhoff (15 September 1898 – 5 October 1936), who published as J. Slauerhoff, was a Dutch poet and novelist. He is considered one of the most important Dutch language writers.