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Henri Frans de Ziel was born on 15 January, 1916 in Paramaribo, Suriname, is a Surinamese writer (1916–1975). Discover Henri Frans de Ziel's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 59 years old?
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Henri Frans de Ziel |
| Occupation |
writer, poet, teacher |
| Age |
59 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
| Born |
15 January, 1916 |
| Birthday |
15 January |
| Birthplace |
Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Date of death |
3 February, 1975 |
| Died Place |
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Nationality |
Suriname
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Henri Frans de Ziel Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Henri Frans de Ziel Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Henri Frans de Ziel worth at the age of 59 years old? Henri Frans de Ziel’s income source is mostly from being a successful writer. He is from Suriname. We have estimated Henri Frans de Ziel's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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| Source of Income |
writer |
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Timeline
De Ziel originally used a Melody by Johannes Helstone, however the government preferred the original 1876 Melody.
Henri Frans de Ziel (15 January 1916 – 3 February 1975), working under the pen name of Trefossa, was a neoromantic writer in Dutch and Sranan Tongo from Suriname.
He is best known for the Sranan Tongo stanzas of Suriname's National Anthem.
He was an educator and lived in the Netherlands from 1953 to 1956.
Upon his return to Suriname he was part of the editorial staff of the magazines Tongoni (1958-1959) and Soela (1962-1964).
He also served briefly as the director-librarian of Suriname's Cultural Centre (Cultureel Centrum Suriname (CCS)).
He subsequently returned to the Netherlands to work on the publication of Johannes King's memoirs.
Trefossa wrote primarily about the beauty of his native country, Suriname, especially as a source of peace to the restless mind.
He influenced many writers in Suriname, including Corly Verlooghen, Eugène Rellum, Johanna Schouten-Elsenhout and Michaël Slory, but the depth and subtlety of his verse remain almost unique.
Trefossa was annoyed about the negative nuance in the National Anthem at time, and started to transform the second stanza into a positive message.
Trefossa combined this with a poem he wrote in Sranan Tongo on the death of Ronald Elwin Kappel.
His anthem was unanimously approved by the Government of Suriname on 7 December 1959.
In 1969, his health started to deteriorate, and he was admitted to the sanatorium Zonneduin in Bloemendaal.
Here he met his wife, Hulda Walser, whom he married in 1970.
On 3 Februari 1975, de Ziel died in Haarlem.
On 21 November 2005, a monument was dedicated in his honour on the Sophie Redmondstraat in Paramaribo.
His ashes and the ashes of his wife, Hulda Walser, were also placed at the monument.
A documentary film, Trefossa: I Am Not I (Trefossa: Mi a no mi), by filmmaker Ida Does, was produced in 2008.
The poem by Trefossa, referenced in the external link about the mural at the bottom, is translated from Sranan into English below:
