Theo Lalleman (25 July 1946 – 26 December 2013) was a Dutch writer, publisher, video-artist, and cultural entrepreneur, known from his many cultural initiatives. Lalleman was born in

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, and attended the Christelijk Lyceum in

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, where he graduated in the class of 1963. In 1986 he co-founded the cultural magazine in Rotterdam called the ''De Nieuwe Weelde'', in which he started publishing a translation of

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, written under the pseudonym Leon E. Thalma. Earthship Zwolle

In 2000 he co-founded the OWAZE Foundation, which develops projects in the field of autarkic building. One of its projects was the initiative and realization of an

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by Mike Reynolds in the Dutch city of

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in 2009. Lalleman died in

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, aged 67."Oprichter Owaze Theo Lalleman overleden" at ''owaze.net'', 2013-12-27

Selected publications

* 1986. ''Tijdloze momenten''. by Leon E. Thalma. Eburon, 1986 * 1990. ''De Heijplaat blijft''. Eburon, 1990 * 2004. ''Earthships: achtergronden over de bouw van autonome gebouwen uit afvalmateriaal''. With Michiel Haas. NIBE Publishing, 2004

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lalleman, Theo 1946 births 2013 deaths Dutch artists Dutch male writers People from Pijnacker-Nootdorp