Joseph Ferdinand Doeve (2 July 1907 – 11 June 1981), better known as Eppo Doeve, was a popular

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and cartoonist of

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descent. He was born in

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and moved to the Netherlands in 1927. He was invested as a Knight of the

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in 1973. His cartoons were mostly published in Elsevier Weekblad and later in '' Elsevier Magazine''. He also drew two newspaper comics, ''Mannetje Bagatel'' (1946) and ''Kleine Isar, de Vierde Koning'' (1962), both with text by novelist

Bertus Aafjes Lambertus Jacobus Johannes "Bertus" Aafjes (May 12, 1914 – April 23, 1993) was a Dutch poet noteworthy for his poems about resistance to German occupation during World War II. was born in Amsterdam, married and was the father of 3 daughters a ...

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