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Piet Paaltjens, Dutch minister and poet (died 1894)
François Haverschmidt, also written as HaverSchmidt, was a Dutch minister and writer, who wrote prose under his own name but remains best known for the poetry published under the pen name of Piet Paaltjens. Following his wife's death, he suffered from depression. He committed suicide in 1894.
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Piet Paaltjens was born in 1835. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
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| Measure | 1835 | 2026 |
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| Population | 15.0M | 341 million |
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