Does, Maria Petronella Cornelia van der (1834 - 1911)
| Short name | Does, Maria Petronella Cornelia van der |
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| VIAF | http://viaf.org/viaf/288409394 |
| First name | Maria Petronella Cornelia |
| Birth name | Does |
| Married name | van der Does |
| Alternative name | Constantijn , Maria Petronella Cornelia Scheltema |
| Date of birth | 1834 |
| Date of death | 1911 |
| Flourishing | - |
| Sex | Female |
| Place of birth | Semarang |
| Place of death | Den Bosch |
| Lived in | Groningen , Gendringen (Gelderland) , Amsterdam , Netherlands |
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| Does, Petrus Cornelis van der | 1863-1906 | Married |
Does, Maria Petronella Cornelia van der was ...
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| Place(s) of Residence | Groningen , Gendringen (Gelderland) , Amsterdam , Netherlands |
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Receptions of Does, Maria Petronella Cornelia van der, the person (for receptions of her works, see under each individual Work)
| Title | Author | Date | Type |
| *Letter commenting Hilda | Bosboom-Toussaint, Anna Louisa Geertruida | 1871 | None |
| *Letter (about Van der Does) to Jolles-Singels | Bosboom-Toussaint, Anna Louisa Geertruida | 1879 | comments on person |
| *Lemma in Biografisch woordenboek | Branden, Frans Josef Peter van den , J. G. Frederiks | 1888 | comments on person |
| *Mention in Het aandeel der vrouw [...] | Maurits Basse | 1920 | None |
Basse I 116 Ter Laan 1941 Cf. Erica van Boven, ‘Het pseudoniem als strategie. Pseudoniemen van vrouwelijke auteurs 1850-1900’. In: Nederlandse letterkunde, 1998 (4), p. 309-326. See also Ten Brink, list of pseudonyms
She uses the pseudonym Constantijn because of the following reason: "moeder geworden van een dood kind, heeft haar tot schrijven gebragt en wel onder den naam dien zij aan haar zoontje had willen geven...' [letter written by Bosboom Toussaint to Jolles-Singels of 17th febr. 1879]"
Married (1863) to Petrus Cornelis van der Does (1826-1906)
Gave birth to a stillborn son (1865). (DVN)
Contributor Gids (according to Basse, 1920)
Started writing after giving birth to a stillborn, using the name (Constantijn) she had meant to give to her son as a pseudonym.
HOoms (link)