| Short name |
Betsy Perk |
| VIAF |
|
| First name |
Betsy |
| Maiden name |
|
| Married name |
|
| Alternative name |
Christina Elizabeth Perk
,
Betsy
,
Elisabeth van Valkenburg
,
Philemon
,
Liesbeth van Altena
|
| Date of birth |
1833 |
| Date of death |
1906 |
| Flourishing |
- |
| Sex |
Female |
| Place of birth |
Netherlands |
| Place of death |
Netherlands |
| Lived in |
Netherlands
|
| Place of residence notes |
|
| Related to |
Marie Adrien Perk
,
Elise van Calcar
,
Wilhelmina J.P.R. Kruseman
,
Top Naeff
,
Catharina Felicia van Rees
,
Mevrouw Clifford Kocq van Breugel
,
Jacques Perk
|
| Bibliography |
Mentioned in:
- Basse I 115/6
- Jonckbloet VI 396/7
- Ter Laan 1941
- van Bork en Verkruijsse 1985
- see link DBNL
- van den Berg/Couttenier 2009, 494 svdaug09
Cf.
- Lotte Jensen, "Bij uitsluiting voor de vrouwelijke sekse geschikt"; vrouwentijdschriften en journalistes in de achttiende en negentiende eeuw in Nederland. Hilversum, 2001. p.183-232.
Online-portrait in BWSA
NOT MENTIONED IN:
- Kalff
|
| Provisional Notes |
Born in Delft (26-03-1833), died in Nijmegen (30-03-1906). Fiance broke off engagement in 1866. (see DVN)
Lived (and regained some popularity) in Belgium in the 1880s.
Aunt of poet Jacques Perk.
Novelist Ms. Bosboom-Toussaint refused her friendship (Reeser, Briefwisseling, 1990, p. 176)
N.B. Elisabeth van Valkenburg, her pseudonym, was also the name of the wife of the famous Dutch poet Jacob Cats (17th century).
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Founder of:
- Algemeene Nederlandsche Vrouwenvereeniging ‘Arbeid Adelt’ (1871; Women's Association)
- Kunst en Kennis (1894; Cultural association, organizing lectures, plays, musical performances in Arnhem)
Founder and editor of:
- Ons Streven (1869)
- Onze Roeping (1870)
Collaboration to periodical press:
- Nederland (1861).
- Europa. Verzameling van in- en uitlandsche lettervruchten (1863/1864)
- Vaderlandsche Letteroefeningen (1867-2, p. 580-630)
- De Tijdspiegel (1867-1, p. 682-690)
- Lelie- en Rozeknoppen
- De Kunstbode
Briefly gave payed lectures (1873) together with Mina Kruseman, but the latter proofed too radical for Perk. (see DVN)
Material in Letterkundig Museum, The Hague >>
Acquaintance of: C.F. Rees (GR0614) |