Lambertus Cornelis Steenhuizen

Born in Leiden on September 7, 1860, and died in Haarlem on November 16, 1926, Lambertus Cornelis Steenhuizen was a Dutch writer best known for stories featuring Piggelmee. He is especially associated with Van het toovervischje and Hoe Piggelmee groot werd, works that helped make the little character memorable to generations of readers.

Some sources also note that he published under the pseudonym Leopold. His surviving reputation rests mainly on children’s literature and fairy-tale retellings, with a style centered on simple storytelling, fantasy, and folktale charm.

Although he is not widely known outside Dutch literary history, Steenhuizen still has a place in it as the writer most closely linked with Piggelmee, a figure that remained familiar in the Netherlands long after his lifetime.