Frans Verschoren (5 March 1874 – 5 December 1951) was a Flemish writer.

Biography

He was born in

Sint-Katelijne-Waver Sint-Katelijne-Waver (, old spelling: ''Kathelijne-Waver''; french: Wavre-Sainte-Catherine, ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver and Sint-Katelijne-Waver ...

in 1874. After his studies at the normal school, he became a teacher in Lier and in

Turnhout Turnhout () is a Belgian municipality and city located in the Flemish province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the city of Turnhout proper. In 2021, Turnhout had a total population of 45,874. The total area is . The agglomeration, ho ...

. In Lier he had Felix Timmermans as a pupil. He then also became director of the

Walcourt Walcourt (; wa, Walcoû) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 17,516 inhabitants. The total area is 123.18 km2, giving a population density of 142 inhabitan ...

and later Boom state secondary schools. He was the author in particular of tales for young people. He died in

Westmalle Westmalle is a village in the Belgian province of Antwerp which is part of the municipality of Malle. History See history of Malle. Tourism Westmalle is primarily known for the Trappist Abbey of Westmalle of the Order of Cistercians of the St ...

, Belgium, in 1951.

Bibliography

* ''Dompelaars'' (1909) * ''Uit het Nethedal'' (1909) * ''Jeugd'' (1910) * ''Zonnig leven'' (1912) * ''Langs kleine wegen'' (1912) * ''Het gemartelde Lier. De eerste oorlogsjaren in het land van Sint-Gommarus'' (1919) * ''Vlaamsche humor'' (1922) * ''Onnozele kinderdag'' (1927) * ''De dijkgravin'' (by

Marie Gevers Marie Gevers (30 December 1883 – 9 March 1975) was a Belgian novelist who wrote in the French language. She was born in Edegem, near Antwerp. Educated by her mother, she had a special interest in literature. Very early in life, she composed ...

, translated from French, 1934) * ''Tony Bergmann'' (1936) * ''Verzoening'' (by

, translated from French, 1942) * ''Armantje'' (by Hermann Claudius, translated from German, 1943) * ''Sooike's jeugd'' (1944) * ''Sam in Engeland'' (by C. Dowman, retold from English, 1946) * ''Grijze dagen'' * ''Maandag vieren'' * ''Nonkel Sooi'' * ''Novellen voor de jeugd'' (together with other authors) * ''Van den roover Eyserentant'' * ''Van een jongen die geluk had''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Verschoren, Frans 1874 births 1951 deaths People from Sint-Katelijne-Waver 19th-century Belgian writers 20th-century Belgian writers Flemish writers