Hendrik Jan Schoo
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Born
10 November 1945
Hendrik Jan Schoo
10 November 1945
Died5 September 2007 (aged 61)
Leiden, Netherlands
AlmamaterUniversity of Chicago
Occupation(s)Journalist, essayist, editor
Hendrik Jan Schoo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hendrik Jan Schoo 10 November 1945 |
| Died | 5 September 2007 (aged 61) Leiden, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, essayist, editor |
Hendrik Jan Schoo (born 10 November 1945; died 9 September 2007), also known as HJ Schoo, was a Dutch author, journalist, essayist and magazine editor. He served as the editor-in-chief of Elsevier magazine and was the deputy editor of de Volkskrant newspaper for which he wrote columns.[1]
Schoo was born in Amsterdam. His father was a sales representative and his mother a nurse. He was a brother of politician and government minister Eegje Schoo. He initially trained as a teacher before going to study social sciences at the University of Chicago. He later worked at an African-American primary school before returning to the Netherlands.
