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The birthplace of writer Piet Paaltjens will receive a plaque. His real name was Fran\u00e7ois HaverSchmidt (1835-1894). He was born at Voorstreek 80 and wrote the famous poetry collection Snikken en Grimlachjes<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The official unveiling will be performed by Prof. Marita Mathijsen, specialist in nineteenth-century literature and culture and author of various leading publications. She is currently writing a biography about Fran\u00e7ois HaverSchmidt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the occasion of the unveiling, Johannes Keekstra will give a presentation. He wrote Onder Frieslands grauwe hemel<\/em> and the play Grauwe Hemel<\/em> about HaverSchmidt’s years as a minister in Foudgum. In 2022, he played Fran\u00e7ois HaverSchmidt in this play and returns for this special occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are invited to attend this unveiling ceremony. For any questions, please contact Peter de Haan: padehaan25@hotmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":24579,"parent":0,"menu_order":271,"template":"","agenda_activity":[172],"agenda_language":[243],"class_list":["post-24586","agenda","type-agenda","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","agenda_activity-exhibition","agenda_language-dutch-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nUnveiling of Piet Paaltjens plaque - Leeuwarden City of Literature<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/leeuwardencityofliterature.nl\/en\/agenda\/unveiling-of-piet-paaltjens-plaque\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Unveiling of Piet Paaltjens plaque - Leeuwarden City of Literature\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The birthplace of writer Piet Paaltjens will receive a plaque. 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