Leo Vroman
Encyclopedia
Leo Vroman is a Dutch
-American
hematologist, a prolific poet
mainly in Dutch and an illustrator
. Vroman was born in Gouda
and he studied biology
in Utrecht
. When the Nazis occupied the Netherlands
on May 10, 1940, he fled to London
. From there he traveled to the Dutch East Indies
. He finished his studies in Batavia
. After the Japan
ese occupied Indonesia
he was interned and stayed in several prisoner-of-war camp
s. In the camp Tjimahi he befriended famous author Tjalie Robinson
and Rob Nieuwenhuys
.
After the war, Vroman went to New York
where he worked as a hematology researcher. He has been an American citizen since 1951.
In 1946, he published his first poems in Holland. He has since won almost every Dutch literary poetry prize possible. In 1970 Leo Vroman was awarded the Individual Science Award, Wayne State University
, Detroit, Michigan
.
In 2003, his former highschool, de Goudse ScholenGemeenschap (GSG), changed its name into de Goudse ScholenGemeenschap Leo Vroman (GSG Leo Vroman), to honour their famous student.
Vroman now lives in Fort Worth, Texas in the United States of America.
(See you tomorrow, maybe - diary 2003-2006)
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
-American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
hematologist, a prolific poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
mainly in Dutch and an illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
. Vroman was born in Gouda
Gouda
Gouda is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Gouda, which was granted city rights in 1272, is famous for its Gouda cheese, smoking pipes, and 15th-century city hall....
and he studied biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
in Utrecht
Utrecht University
Utrecht University is a university in Utrecht, Netherlands. It is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe. Established March 26, 1636, it had an enrollment of 29,082 students in 2008, and employed 8,614 faculty and staff, 570 of which are full professors....
. When the Nazis occupied the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
on May 10, 1940, he fled to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. From there he traveled to the Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War II. It was formed from the nationalised colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Netherlands government in 1800....
. He finished his studies in Batavia
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
. After the Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese occupied Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
he was interned and stayed in several prisoner-of-war camp
Prisoner-of-war camp
A prisoner-of-war camp is a site for the containment of combatants captured by their enemy in time of war, and is similar to an internment camp which is used for civilian populations. A prisoner of war is generally a soldier, sailor, or airman who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or...
s. In the camp Tjimahi he befriended famous author Tjalie Robinson
Tjalie Robinson
Tjalie Robinson is the main alias of the Indo intellectual and writer Jan Boon also known as Vincent Mahieu. His father Cornelis Boon, a KNIL sergeant, was Dutch and his Indo-European mother Fela Robinson was part English and Javanese...
and Rob Nieuwenhuys
Rob Nieuwenhuys
Rob Nieuwenhuys was a Dutch writer of Indo descent. The son of a 'Totok' Dutchman and an Indo-European mother, he and his younger brother Roelof, grew up in Batavia, where his father was the managing director of the renowned Hotel des Indes .His Indies childhood profoundly influenced his life...
.
After the war, Vroman went to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
where he worked as a hematology researcher. He has been an American citizen since 1951.
In 1946, he published his first poems in Holland. He has since won almost every Dutch literary poetry prize possible. In 1970 Leo Vroman was awarded the Individual Science Award, Wayne State University
Wayne State University
Wayne State University is a public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, United States, in the city's Midtown Cultural Center Historic District. Founded in 1868, WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering more than 400 major subject areas to over 32,000 graduate and...
, Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
.
In 2003, his former highschool, de Goudse ScholenGemeenschap (GSG), changed its name into de Goudse ScholenGemeenschap Leo Vroman (GSG Leo Vroman), to honour their famous student.
Vroman now lives in Fort Worth, Texas in the United States of America.
In Dutch
- Gedichten (1946)
- Gedichten, vroegere en latere (1949)
- Poems in English (1953)
- Inleiding tot een leegte (1955)
- Uit slaapwandelen (1957)
- De ontvachting en andere gedichten (1960)
- Twee gedichten (1961)
- Fabels van Leo Vroman (1962)
- Manke vliegen (gedichten en tekeningen) (1963)
- 126 gedichten (verzamelbundel) (1964)
- Almanak (1965)
- 144 gedichten (verzamelbundel) (1969)
- Ballade van mezelf (1969)
- 262 gedichten (verzamelbundel) (1974)
- God en Godin (1976)
- Huis en Tuin. Fabels en strips (1979)
- Nieuwsgierig (1980)
- Het verdoemde carillon (1981)
- De ballade van Jantje (1981, oplage 30 ex.)
- Liefde, sterk vergroot (1982)
- Avondgymnastiek (1983)
- De cultuurgeschiedenis (1984)
- Gedichten 1946-1984 (1985)
- Fractaal (1987)
- Ongebundelde gedichten 1937-1941 (1989)
- Dierbare ondeelbaarheid (1989)
- Een soort van ziel in negen delen (1990)
- Neembaar (Keuze uit de gedichten) (1991)
- Toen ik nog leefde (1991)
- De godganselijke nacht (1993)
- Psalmen en andere gedichten (1995)
- Vergelijkingen (1996)
- De roomborst van Klaas Vaak (1997)
- Details (1999)
- Spiegelbezoek (1999)
- Bij duizenden (2000)
- Aan elkaar (met Tineke Vroman) (2001)
- De gebeurtenis en andere gedichten (2001)
- Een stilte die niet bestaat (2001)
- Aan elkaar / Herhaling (met Tineke Vroman) (2002)
- Tweede verschiet (2003)
- De mooiste gedichten uit Hollands Maandblad (with drawings by Iris Le Rütte) (2006)
- Alle malen zal ik wenen (2007)
- Nee, nog niet dood (2008)
- Soms is alles eeuwig (2009)
- Zodra (2010)
- Daar (2011)
Prose
- Tineke (1948)
- De adem van Mars (1956)
- Snippers van Leo Vroman (1958)
- Tineke / De adem van Mars/Snippers van Leo Vroman (1960)
- Agenda uit het jaar 2000 (1968)
- Sdsi 'Boek' pfhpfh (tekst en tekeningen) (1968)
- Het Carnarium (1973)
- Brieven uit Brooklyn (1975)
- Proza, een keuze uit de verhalen (1984)
- Warm, rood, nat & lief (autobiographyAutobiographyAn autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
, 1994) - Vroeger donker dan gisteren. Herfstdagboek. (2004)
- Misschien tot morgen : dagboek 2003-2006. (2006)
(See you tomorrow, maybe - diary 2003-2006)
Children's books
- Stiemer en Stalma (text A. Koolhaas/illustrationIllustrationAn illustration is a displayed visualization form presented as a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that is created to elucidate or dictate sensual information by providing a visual representation graphically.- Early history :The earliest forms of illustration were prehistoric...
s Leo Vroman) (1957) - De trapeze 10 (with Anton KoolhaasAnton KoolhaasAnthonie "Anton" Koolhaas was a Dutch journalist, novelist, and scenario writer.-Biography:Anthonie Koolhaas was born on 16 November 1912 in Utrecht, Netherlands. He was the son of Teunis Koolhaas and Trijntje de Boer, and he had two elder brothers and an elder sister. He grew up in Utrecht, where...
) (1967)
Scientific Work
E.g.,- Surface contact and thromboplastin formation (PhD Thesis, University of Utrecht) (1958).
- Blood, Garden City, N.Y. : Published for the American Museum of Natural History, Natural History Press, 1967.
- with Edward F Leonard: The Behavior of blood and its components at interfaces, Columbia University Seminar on Biomaterials, New York Academy of SciencesNew York Academy of SciencesThe New York Academy of Sciences is the third oldest scientific society in the United States. An independent, non-profit organization with more than members in 140 countries, the Academy’s mission is to advance understanding of science and technology...
, New York, 1977. Vol. 283 in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - with Edward F Leonard and Vincent T Turitto: Blood in contact with natural and artificial surfaces, New York Academy of Sciences, New York, N.Y., 1987. Vol. 516 in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences