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Hugo Claus (Hugo Maurice Julien Claus) was born on 5 April, 1929 in Brugge, West Flanders, Belgium, is a writer,director,actor. Discover Hugo Claus'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 79 years old?

Popular As Hugo Maurice Julien Claus
Occupation writer,director,actor
Age 79 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 5 April, 1929
Birthday 5 April
Birthplace Brugge, West Flanders, Belgium
Date of death 19 March, 2008
Died Place Antwerp, Belgium
Nationality Belgium

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Hugo Claus Height, Weight & Measurements

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Who Is Hugo Claus's Wife?

His wife is Veerle de Wit (12 June 1993 - 19 March 2008) ( his death), Elly Claus (31 May 1955 - 1987) ( divorced) ( 1 child)

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Wife Veerle de Wit (12 June 1993 - 19 March 2008) ( his death), Elly Claus (31 May 1955 - 1987) ( divorced) ( 1 child)
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Hugo Claus Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Hugo Claus worth at the age of 79 years old? Hugo Claus’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. He is from Belgium. We have estimated Hugo Claus's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Writer

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1929

Hugo Claus was born on April 5, 1929 in Brugge, West Flanders, Belgium as Hugo Maurice Julien Claus.

1950

He lived in Paris from 1950 until 1952, where he met many of the members of the CoBrA art movement.

1955

From February 1953 until the beginning of 1955, Hugo Claus lived in Italy where his girlfriend Elly Overzier (born in 1928) acted in a few films. They were married on 26 May 1955, and had a son, Thomas, on 7 October 1963.

1960

A sympathizer of the political left at a more mature period in his life, Claus lauded the socialist model after a visit to Cuba in the 1960s.

1962

Hugo Claus was considered to be one of the most important contemporary Belgian authors. The 1962 De verwondering (The Astonishment) and the 1983 Het verdriet van België (The Sorrow of Belgium) rank among Claus' most significant works as a novelist.

1963

Has two sons; Thomas Pieter Achilles Claus (b. 1963) from his marriage with Elly Claus, and Arthur Kristel (b. 1975) from his relationship with Sylvia Kristel.

1964

Claus directed seven films between 1964 and 2001. His film Het sacrament was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival.

1967

Claus also wrote the script of a satirical comic strip, "De Avonturen van Belgman" ("The Adventures of Belgian Man") in 1967, which spoofed the Belgian bi-lingual troubles. The strip itself was drawn by artist Hugoké (Hugo de Kempeneer).

1970

In the early 1970s, he had an affair with actress Sylvia Kristel, who was 23 years younger, with whom he had a son, Arthur, in 1975. They lived in Amsterdam. The relationship ended in 1977, when she left him for actor Ian McShane.

1971

Claus published the novel Schola Nostra (1971) under the pseudonym Dorothea Van Male. He also used the pseudonyms Jan Hyoens and Thea Streiner.

1980

He was a writer and director, known for Vrijdag (1980), De verlossing (2001) and De vijanden (1968). He was married to Veerle de Wit and Elly Claus.

1983

Hugo Claus was educated at a boarding school led by nuns in Aalbeke and experienced the German occupation of Belgium during World War II. The experience was formative, and would later be adapted by Claus into his semi-autobiographical The Sorrow of Belgium (1983).

1986

Claus has received more than fifty prizes, including seven Belgian or Flemish National Awards, several Dutch awards, he also received the Belgian-Dutch Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren (1986), the most important literary prize for a Dutch writing author. International prizes include the Prix Lugné-Poë (1955), the Ford Foundation Grant (1959), the Prix International Pier Paolo Pasolini (1997), the Aristeion Literature Prize (1998), the Premio Nonino (2000) and the Preis für Europäische Poesie (2001).