Birth Name:

Jan de Hartog

Male

Birth Date:

Wed, Apr 22, 1914

Time of Birth:

02:00 PM

Place of Birth:

Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands

Age:

110

Zodiac Sign:

Taurus

Astrology Data:

Sun

1°

Tau

35'

Moon

0°

Ari

5'

Asc

8°

Vir

43'

MC

1°

Gem

31'

About Jan de Hartog

Jan de Hartog (April 22, 1914 – September 22, 2002) was a Dutch playwright, novelist and occasional social critic who moved to the United States in the early 1960s and became a Quaker.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• Biography of Jan de Hartog in the Daily Shipping Newsletter

• "The Looniverse", by Harrie Verstappen, whose sources include on-going collaborations with Marjorie de Hartog. It covers more in-depth articles regarding details of Mr. De Hartog's books. It is a source for some of the material found on this page.

• The Quaker Liar, An article by Ann Walton Sieber, which was originally published in the "Houston Press". It's a good source of information gleaned through personal contact with the De Hartogs.

• An abridged version of "Jan de Hartog: A Captain on the Ocean of Light and Love", also by Ann Sieber, includes historic photographs of Jan De Hartog provided by his wife.

• Writers Info website (in Dutch)

• Jan de Hartog on IMDb

• Summary of his book: "The Hospital" which also adds to the author biography

• WeberStudies Volume 4.1 - Spring 1987 This is a transcript of a talk Jan de Hartog gave at Weber State College on November 17, 1986. It discusses his involvement with the Dutch Underground Theatre, along with notes regarding The Fourposter. While this is arguably not a proper biographical reference per Wikipedia guidelines, it should stand as a temporary one until conflicting or supporting references can be uncovered.

• Ron Slate's review of A View of the Ocean includes de Hartog biography.

• Jan de Hartog - Schoorl (Plaats van Herinnering) on YouTube -A video, possibly of interest, (though narrated entirely in Dutch) includes old filmstock of Jan.

Birth Chart and Planetary Positions of Jan de Hartog

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Jan de Hartog: Sun 1 Taurus, Moon 0 Aries, Mercury 8 Aries, Venus 18 Taurus, Mars 25 Cancer, Jupiter 18 Aquarius, Saturn 15 Gemini, Uranus 11 Aquarius, Neptune 25 Cancer, Pluto 29 Gemini, Asc 8 Virgo, Mc 1 Gemini, Moon Sextile Midheaven, Moon Trine Neptune, Mercury Quincunx Ascendant, Moon Trine Mars, Moon Square Pluto, Sun Semi Sextile Moon, Sun Semi Square Saturn, Sun Sextile Pluto, Sun Semi Sextile Midheaven, Mercury Sextile Uranus, Venus Square Jupiter, Mars Conjunct Neptune, Mars Semi Square Ascendant, Jupiter Trine Saturn, Saturn Trine Uranus, Uranus Sesquiquadrate Pluto, Uranus Quincunx Ascendant, Neptune Semi Square Ascendant

Categories related to Jan de Hartog: April 22 births, 2002 deaths, People from Houston, 20th-century Dutch male writers, 20th-century Dutch novelists, Dutch male novelists, Dutch expatriates in the United States, Converts to Quakerism, People from Haarlem, 1914 births, Dutch Quakers, Dutch Christian pacifists

Photo attribution: Rob Bogaerts / Anefo, Nationaal Archief