author
Annie Sillevis
b. 1880
A Dutch writer born in 1880, she is chiefly remembered today for Een meisje-student over "Een meisje-studentje" (1907), a work that engages with questions about women, education, and social expectations. Her name also appears in library and bookseller records as a translator connected with Dutch editions of Jorge Luis Borges.
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Een Meisje-Student over 'Een Meisje-Studentje'
by Annie Sillevis
About the author
Very little biographical information could be confirmed about Annie Sillevis beyond her birth year, 1880, and her work as a Dutch author. Reliable library-style records link her to Een meisje-student over "Een meisje-studentje", published in 1907.
That book has been preserved in major public-domain and library catalogs, which suggests a continuing interest in its early twentieth-century discussion of women students and the place of women in education. The surviving record is much stronger for her published work than for details of her personal life.
Some later book databases also connect her name with Dutch translations of works by Jorge Luis Borges. Because the available sources are sparse and not always detailed, it is safest to remember her as an early twentieth-century Dutch writer whose known legacy centers on print culture, education, and women's intellectual life.