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Cissy van Marxveldt
Dutch writer (–)
Cissy van Marxveldt | |
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Born | Sietske de Haan ()24 November Oranjewoud, Netherlands |
Died | 31 October () (aged58) Bussum, Netherlands |
Pen name | Cissy van Marxveldt |
Nationality | Dutch |
Spouse | Leo Beek (–) |
Children | Leo and Ynze |
Sietske de Haan (24 November – 31 October ), better known by her pen name Cissy van Marxveldt, was a Dutch writer of children's books.
She is best known for her series of Joop ter Heul novels.
Biography
Sietske de Haan was born on 24 November in Oranjewoud, a village in the northern province of Friesland in the Netherlands.
She was the daughter of IJnze de Haan, a headmaster and history teacher, and Froukje de Groot.[1]
In , she met Leon Beek, a Jewish reserve infantry officer who became a department store manager. De Haan and Beek married on 2 February and had two sons, Ynze and Leo.
During the German occupation of the Netherlands, Beek was a member of the Dutch resis