author
Lieuwe Schipper
1808–1870
A 19th-century Dutch schoolteacher turned poet, he wrote warmly for young readers and earned a modest reputation in his own time as a children’s author. His work also ranged into lighter and more reflective verse, giving it an inviting, human feel.
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De Liereman
by Lieuwe Schipper
About the author
Born in Zaandam on September 30, 1808, Lieuwe Schipper later became known as a Dutch poet and writer of children’s books. Sources consistently describe him as a schoolteacher, and later as someone who lived in Arnhem without holding another formal post. He died in Velp on October 7, 1870.
Schipper was remembered in his day especially as a writer for the young. Accounts of his career mention many children’s books, including Gedichtjes voor de jeugd, Nieuwe versjes voor kinderen (1839), and Dichtbundeltje voor de beschaafde jeugd (1843). A note from ZaanWiki suggests he enjoyed a certain reputation as a children’s poet, and that Nicolaas Beets wrote a foreword for his early work.
Although largely forgotten now, his surviving record shows a writer who moved between education, poetry, and literary friendship circles. Bibliographic sources such as DBNL and Project Gutenberg also show that his work continued beyond children’s verse, including titles like De Liereman, which helps round out the picture of a versatile 19th-century Dutch author.