Hans Devroe
Hans Devroe who used pseudonym Hans Inne (23 August 1939 – 22 November 2022) was a Belgian writer.[1][2]
Hans Devroe | |
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.jpg) Devroe in 2013 | |
| Born | 23 August 1939 Bruges, Belgium |
| Died | 22 November 2022 (aged 83) Leuven, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation | writer |
Devroe was one of the seven children of politicians Jozef Devroe and his wife Nora Puype. He studied at the Sint-Lodewijkscollege in Bruges and studied afterwards Germanic Philology at KU Leuven and Applied Linguistics at the Postuniversity Center in Diepenbeek.
From 1980 he worked for De Standaard, Het Nieuwsblad and Radio 3 as an employee for culture and science topics. Also in 1980 he started the very first 'creative writing' course in the Dutch language area in Leuven and founded for that the Universitaire Werkgroep Literatuur en Media (translated: University Workgroup Literature and Media). He was editorial secretary of the magazine Wel from 1982.[1][2]
Devroe died in Leuven on 22 November 2022, at the age of 92.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hans Devroe". dbnl (in Nederlands). 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Hans Devroe (death announcement)" (PDF). pues.be (in Nederlands). 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.