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Justus van Maurik (16 August 1846, in
Justus van Maurik (16 August 1846, in Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...
– 18 November 1904), was a Dutch author and cigar maker. He was the grandson of Justus van Maurik Sr.
Justus was known as a writer of farces and humorous plays. In 1878, he published his first novel, . He subsequently wrote hundreds of books. Many of his books were illustrated by the graphic artist Johan Braakensiek
Johan Coenraad Braakensiek (24 May 1858 – 27 February 1940) was a Dutch painter, illustrator and political cartoonist. He is the grandfather of Jan van Oort.
Personal life
Braakensiek was born in Amsterdam, the son of Albert Braakensiek ...
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In 1877, Maurik co-created ''De Amsterdammer'', a newspaper targeted toward audiences in trade, industry and art. The newspaper has now changed its name to the weekly De Groene Amsterdammer
''De Groene Amsterdammer'' is an independent Dutch weekly news magazine published in Amsterdam and distributed throughout the Netherlands. It is conventionally considered to be one of the four major weeklies, alongside '' HP/De Tijd'', ''Vrij Nede ...
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Works
* ''Een bittere pil'' (1873) * ''Mie de porster'' (1878) * ''Janus Tulp'' (1879, play) * ''Uit het volk'' (1879) * ''Van allerlei slag'' (1881) * ''Fijne Beschuiten'' (1883, play) * ''Met z'n achten'' (1883) * ''Burgerluidjes'' (1884) * ''Uit één pen'' (1886) * ''Krates'' (1887?) * ''Papieren kinderen'' (1888) * ''Amsterdam bij dag en nacht'' (1889) * ''Indrukken van een Tòtòk' (1897) * ''Novellen en schetsen'' (1900) * ''Toen ik nog jong was'' (1901) about Jacob Frederik Muller and the Amsterdam neighborhood Fort van Sjako. * ''Joris Komijn op de Tentoonstelling'' * ''Op reis en thuis'' * ''Stille menschen'' * ''Verspreide Novellen'' * ''Amsterdam bij dag en nacht'' * ''Het Amsterdam van Justus van Maurik'' * ''Novellen losse reisschetsen'' * ''Novellen Toon Toos en de Opera'' * ''Novellen De Laatste der Oempah's'' * ''Novellen Het genootschap Leuterburg'' * ''Novellen Een vergeten schuld'' * ''De Buren 1875'' toneelstuk * ''Janus Tulp 1879'' toneelstuk * ''Pakketten voor Dames 1880'' play * ''Gewichtige dagen 1830-1831'' play * ''Françoises opstel'' 1887 play * ''Anarchisten tonelstuk'' * ''Plicht toneelstuk'' * ''De Planetenjuffrouw'' 1902 play * ''Men Zegt.....'' 1885 play * ''Tijdschift "Ons Amsterdam"1994 no 6 (Het Amsterdam van J v M.) * ''Uit het leven van Justus van Maurik 1846 - 1904 (J.H. Rössing)'External links
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