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Hans Heyting
Hans Heyting (13 August 1918 – 9 June 1992), born Johannes Heijting was a Dutch poet, playwright, radio personality, children's book writer and painter. Writing in Drèents (except for his Dutch-language children's books and some poems in Dutch), he was one of the earliest Drèents writers to express personal themes and is considered to have been "the first true, modern Drèents poet who innovated old forms and showed new ways". Youth Heyting was born along the Beilervaart, not far from the village of Beilen. He and his three sisters grew up in a poor family of ''gereformeerd'' (reformed) creed. His father was a clogmaker and poached on the side to add to the family income; in his spare time he painted and drew. Reflected on his father's artistic activity, Hans noted that he "painted small landscapes, very primitively, with brushes made of his own hair. When he'd been to the barber, he took tufts of hair with him. Ja! None of his work was kept." When he was about te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borger, Netherlands
Borger () is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 18 km east of Assen. The ''hunebed'' dolmen is the biggest ''hunebed'' of the Netherlands and has its own museum. History The village was first mentioned in 1327 as "Johannes in Borghere". The etymology is unclear. Borger is an ''esdorp'' which developed in the Early Middle Ages on the Hondsrug along the road from Groningen to Coevorden. In the early 13th century a daughter church was established from Anloo. Borger became the main settlement, and three satellites were established around the village: Buinen, Drouwen and Westdorp. The tower of the Dutch Reformed church dates from the 14th century and has been restored in 1840. The medieval church was replaced in 1826. There is an original sheep pen from the 18th century in Borger. Borger was home to 519 people in 1840. In 1958, the open air theatre opened in Borger and can seat 600 people. Borger used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |