Jan Renier Snieders (22 November 1812 in Bladel – 9 April 1888 in Turnhout), a brother of August Snieders, was a Belgian writer. He studied medicine in Leuven, and in 1838 he settled as a physician in Turnhout, where he did much to promote literature. For that purpose he founded the society De Dageraad. In 1912, the Hofstraat in Turnhout was renamed to Renier Sniedersstraat.
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Bibliography
edit- Het kind met den helm (1852)
- De meesterknecht (1855)
- Doctor Marcus (1858)
- De lelie van het gehucht (1860)
- Narda (1869)
- De geuzen in de Kempen (1875)
- Zonder God (1885)
See also
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edit- Jan Renier Snieders (Dutch)