Piet Keuning

P. Keuning ( Pekela , November 29 1882 - Breda , January 5 1962 ) was a Dutch teacher , poet and entrepreneur .

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Keuning was a son of the then much discussed teacher Jan Keuning and Elisabeth Wormser. He was married to Eitina van der Veen, daughter of the painter Hindrik van der Veen and Geertje Bergsma fromGroningen . He was a brother of poet William de Merode .

Keuning was initially teacher in Ulrum , Zwolle and Nijverdal . He wrote in 1917, the time of teacher, including the controversial book Children in wit and malice, a collection of stories in the Dutch . The book caused quite a stir. Keuning showed a strong social conscience and suggested abuses in the social relationships - particularly between farmer and worker - at the Groninger countryside denounced. The book was written so cynical that in some cases certain individuals from Doornspijk and surrounding region where he grew up, thought he recognized. There was even filed a lawsuit against him who served in 1918; his lawyer was when mr. Tjitte de Jong (1889-1972). Keuning succumbed to the intense criticism and protests which were required one particular chapter, Our schoolboy, would be omitted in case of a reprint. This request was initially approved, but it was nevertheless included again in the fifth reprint (1942). The book gives an overview of the situation of the Groningen workers during the last century. Ninety years after the publication of the first edition appeared in 2007, again a reprint of this at the time controversial book.

P. Keuning was also a poet under the pseudonym of Peter Alsingha mainly Christian and wrote poetry. Keuning was in 1925 [1] over into business and became co-director of the publishing company Bosch and Keuning in Baarn .

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 * P. Keuning: Children in wit and wickedness, (1917).
 * P. Keuning: Children in mind and anger, with editorial changes by Hans Werkman, Bedum (2007), ISBN 9,052,944,032