Hans Redeker

author

Dutch^[1] b. 5 April 1918, Oudenrijn (Utrecht)^[1] d. 16 March 1992, Amsterdam^[5] active 1945–1992

Hans Redeker (Johannes Eilko Cornelis Redeker) was a Dutch poet, journalist, art historian, and essayist. He studied philosophy and criminology in Utrecht and Groningen before debuting as a poet in 1945 with 'De tijd in ons hart'. In 1949, he became an art critic for the Algemeen Handelsblad, eventually serving as an editor of the art section from 1959 until his retirement in 1977. Redeker was known for his extensive publications on Dutch artists and philosophy, including works on Jan Wiegers and Carel Willink. He received a knighthood in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 1977 for his contributions to Italian art. He died in Amsterdam in 1992.^[1,2,3,4]

• Dutch art history
• philosophy
• poetry

Works by Hans Redeker

• 1953 De Ramp Vereeniging ter bevordering van de belang des Boekhandels · book · Dutch Nationale uitgave met een voorwoord van HM de Koningin Juliana.
• 1965 Rembrandt book
• 1949 Existentialisme een doortocht door philosophisch frontgebied book

Awards

• 1977 Ridder in de Orde van verdienste Italian Republic

References

1. RKD link
2. Anet link
3. Anet link
4. Nederlandse Poëzie link
5. NRC Handelsblad. NRC. 1992 link