Jan Eekhout
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Born10 January 1900
Sluis, The Netherlands
Sluis, The Netherlands
Died6 March 1978 (aged 78)
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
OccupationWriter and translator
LanguageDutch
Jan Eekhout | |
|---|---|
 Eekhout (1930) | |
| Born | 10 January 1900 Sluis, The Netherlands |
| Died | 6 March 1978 (aged 78) Amsterdam |
| Occupation | Writer and translator |
| Language | Dutch |
| Notable works | Pastoor Poncke |
Jan Henrik Eekhout (born 10 January 1900 in Sluis - died 6 March 1978 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch writer, poet and translator, particularly known as the author of the novel Pastoor Poncke ("Pastor Poncke"). During the Second World War Eekhout was a staunch Nazi.[1] However, the Dutch resistance fighter Jan "Poncke" Princen gained his nickname by reading aloud from this book to fellow-prisoners in a Nazi prison during World War II.
