Hans Keilson

Hans Keilson
Hans Keilson in 2007
Born	Hans Alex Keilson (1909-12-12)12 December 1909 Bad Freienwalde, Germany
Died	31 May 2011(2011-05-31) (aged 101) Hilversum, Netherlands
Occupation	Medic, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, writer
Language	Dutch, German
Nationality	German
Citizenship	Dutch
Period	1933–2011
Subject	World War II
Notable awards	Knighthood of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Spouse	Gertrud Manz (1930's–1969) (her death) Marita Lauritz (1970–2011) (his death)
Children	Barbara (1941), Bloeme (1974)

Hans Alex Keilson (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɑns ˈkɛilsɔn]; 12 December 1909 – 31 May 2011)^[1] was a German-Dutch novelist, poet, psychoanalyst and child psychologist. He was best known for his novels set during the Second World War, during which he was an active member of the Dutch resistance.

Keilson, having worked with traumatized orphans, mainly wrote about traumas induced by the war. His first novel was published in 1934, but most of his works were published after the war. In 2010, The New York Times 's Francine Prose described Keilson as "one of the world's greatest writers", notably honouring Keilson's achievements in the year in which he turned 101 years old.^[2]