Maurits Dekker
Maurits Rudolph Joël Dekker was a Dutch novelist and playwright.
He was the son of Joël Dekker, a Jewish merchant and house painter, and Betje Turksma, a nurse.
Honors and awards
- 1949 Prize of the Society Kunstenaarsverzet
- 1955 Marianne Philips Prize
- 1956 Special Award from the Jan Campert Society for his works
- 1956 Literary Prize of City of Amsterdam for ''Op zwart stramien''