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Carel Van Nievelt
Carel van Nievelt (June 20, 1843 in Delfshaven – August 2, 1913 in Wiesbaden) was a Dutch novelist and journalist who also published using the pseudonyms Gabriël and J. van den Oude. He wrote travel stories and fantasies. Biography Van Nievelt had a short stint at being a civil servant in the Dutch East Indies before he returned to the Netherlands. There he became an editor for the daily Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (1869) and a contributor to ''Los en vast''. Later he wrote book reviews using the pseudonym ''J. van den Oude'' for the daily Nieuws van den Dag. In 1895 he moved to Wiesbaden, Germany, where he died in 1913 at the age of seventy. Bibliography * Ontboezemingen - ''Revelations'' (1869, as Gabriël) * Phantasiën - ''Fantasies'' (1874) * Fragmenten - ''Fragments'' (1875) * In bonte rij (1879) * Chiaroscuro (1882) * Ahasverus Ahasuerus ( ; , commonly ''Achashverosh'';; fa, اخشورش, Axšoreš; fa, label=New Persian, خشایار, Xašāyār; gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delfshaven
Delfshaven is a borough of Rotterdam, Netherlands, on the right bank of river Nieuwe Maas. It was a separate municipality until 1886. The town of Delfshaven grew around the port of the city of Delft. Delft itself was not located on a major river, so in 1389 a harbour was created about due south of the city, to be able to receive seafaring vessels and avoid tolls being levied by the neighbouring and competing city of Rotterdam. This settlement was named Delfshaven ("Port of Delft"). On 1 August 1620 the Pilgrim fathers left Delfshaven with the '' Speedwell''. Since then, the town's Oude Kerk has also been known as the Pelgrimskerk, or in English, the "Pilgrim Fathers Church". Fishing, shipbuilding and the distillery of jenever were the main sources of income. The Dutch East India Company had important wharves and warehouses in Delfshaven, and one of the Dutch West India Company's most famous commanders, Piet Hein, was born here. Delfshaven belonged to the city and municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
