| Short name |
Maria Petronella Cornelia van der Does |
| VIAF |
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| First name |
Maria Petronella Cornelia |
| Maiden name |
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| Married name |
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| Alternative name |
Constantijn
,
Maria Petronella Cornelia Scheltema
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| Date of birth |
1834 |
| Date of death |
1911 |
| Flourishing |
- |
| Sex |
Female |
| Place of birth |
Semarang |
| Place of death |
Den Bosch (Noord-Brabant) |
| Lived in |
Groningen (Groningen, NLD)
,
Gendringen (Gelderland)
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Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, NLD)
,
Netherlands
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| Place of residence notes |
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| Related to |
-
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| Bibliography |
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 |
| Provisional Notes |
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) |