Memorial Page for Hugo Claus (née Hugo Maurice Julien Claus)
Belgian author
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April 5th, 2026
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Emoria
March 19th, 2026
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Biography
Hugo Claus (* April 5, 1929 in Bruges; † March 19, 2008 in Antwerp) was a belgian author. He was 78 years old. He was married to Elly Overzier and Veerle de Wit. He received 10 awards, including Constantijn Huygens Prize, Libris Literature Prize. His cause of death was euthanasia.
Life Events
12 EventsBorn in Bruges, West Flanders
1929Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord
1952Q2428250
Henriëtte Roland Holst Award
1965Constantijn Huygens Prize
1979Cestoda price
1985Dutch Literature Prize
1986Herman Gorterprijs
1986Q37325121
Married Veerle de Wit
1993VSB Poetry Prize
1994Libris Literature Prize
1997De geruchten
Flemish Culture Award for General Cultural Achievement
2005Died in Antwerp, Province of Antwerp (euthanasia)
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- Elly Overzier
Hugo Claus (née Hugo Maurice Julien Claus). Forever remembered.