Albert Bontridder
Albert Bontridder (4 April 1921 – 13 December 2015) was a Belgian architect and writer, born in Anderlecht. In 1953, he married Olga Dohnalova, a Czech refugee, and together they had two children. He graduated as an architect in 1942.
Also recorded as Albert Marcel Alfons Bontridder · A. M. A. Bontridder
Albert Bontridder
Vandevorst, Kris · CC BY 4.0
- Name
- Albert Bontridder
- Born
- 4 April 1921
- Birthplace
- Braine-le-Comte
- Died
- 13 December 2015
- Occupation
- poet, architect
- Full name
- Albert Marcel Alfons Bontridder.
- Nationality
- Belgium.
- Fields
- architecture, design and poetry.
- Honours
- Jan Campert Prize for poetry and Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord.
- Languages
- French and Dutch.
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Albert Bontridder (4 April 1921 – 13 December 2015) was a Belgian architect and writer, born in Anderlecht. In 1953, he married Olga Dohnalova, a Czech refugee, and together they had two children. He graduated as an architect in 1942.
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Albert Bontridder (1921–2015) was an architect and poet, of Belgian nationality. The architect was born Albert Marcel Alfons Bontridder in Anderlecht and died in Braine-le-Comte. Activity centred on architecture, design and poetry.
Languages used include Dutch and French. Honours include Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord and Jan Campert Prize for poetry.
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Biography
Biography
In 1952 he was a founding member and editor of the magazine Architecture in Brussels. He was an editor of the experimental illustrated magazines Tijd en Mens (E: Time and Man) (1949–1955) and Kentering (E: Change) (1966–1977). He published his first poems in French and he made his actual debut with Hoog water (E: high tide) (1951).
Woning van der Schueren 1972-1974: arch. Dupuis i.s.m. Albert Bontridder
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Woning van der Schueren 1972-1974: arch. Dupuis i.s.m. Albert Bontridder
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Key facts
• Name — Albert Bontridder • Native Name — Albert Marcel Alfons Bontridder • Born — 4 April 1921 • Birthplace — Braine-le-Comte • Died — 13 December 2015 • Occupation — poet, architect • Years Active — 1951 – 2015
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Albert Bontridder was recorded at birth as Albert Marcel Alfons Bontridder. The authorities additionally record the headings Albert Marcel Alfons Bontridder and A. His recorded languages were French and Dutch. One child is recorded: Thierry Bontridder.
Identity
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Albert Bontridder is recorded as having received Jan Campert Prize for poetry and Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord.
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1921
Albert Bontridder born at Anderlecht.
2015
Albert Bontridder died at Braine-le-Comte.
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Anderlecht.
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Braine-le-Comte.
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Awards
• 1957 – Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord • 1960 – Literaire prijs van de provincie Brabant • 1970 – Dirk Martensprijs • 1972 – Jan Campertprijs
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Bibliography printed in the source article · 26
- Poésie se brise (poetry, 1951)
- Hoog water (poetry, 1951)
- Dood hout (poetry, 1955)
- Bagatelle – hangende vis (poetry, 1960)
- Jacques Dupuis ou l'architecture perdue et retrouvée (monography, 1961)
- Dialoog tussen licht en stilte (study, 1963)
- Open einde (poetry, 1967)
- De bankreet vader (anthology, 1968)
- Ook de nacht is een zon (poetry, 1969)
- Zelfverbranding (poetry, 1971)
- Gedichten 1942–1972 (1973)
- Voor een waterdruppel (poetry, 1975)
- Vingerknippen naar een vlinder (poetry, 1976)
- Een brug slaan (poetry, 1977)
- Huizen vieren haat (poetry, 1979)
- Gevecht met de rede. Leo Stijnen : leven en werk (essay, 1979)
- Inleiding tot de poëzie van Marcel Wauters (1981)
- Brussel: poëzie over een stad (1981) (and other authors)
- Een oog te veel (poetry, 1984)
- Poésie flamande d' aujoud'hui (essay, 1986)
- Marcel Coole vierde onlangs zijn 80ste verjaardag (article, 1994)
- Versnipperde intenties (poetry, 1997) (and other authors)
- Is de acacia mij bekend (poetry, 1999)
- Albert Bontridder
- Albert Bontridder
- Willem M. Roggeman, 'Albert Bontridder' In: Beroepsgeheim 1 (1975)
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