Hendrik Jan Schoo
Hendrik Jan Schoo | |
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| Born | Hendrik Jan Schoo 10 November 1945 |
| Died | 5 September 2007 (aged 61) Leiden, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, essayist, editor |
Hendrik Jan Schoo (born November 10, 1945 - died September 9, 2007) also known as HJ Schoo was a Dutch author, journalist, essayist and magazine editor. He served as the editor-in-chief of Elsevier magazine and was the deputy editor of de Volkskrant newspaper for which he wrote columns.[1]
Biography
[edit]Schoo was born in Amsterdam. His father was a sales representative and his mother a nurse. He was a brother of politician and government minister Eegje Schoo. He initially trained as a teacher before going to study social sciences at the University of Chicago. He later worked at an African-American primary school before returning to the Netherlands.
Career
[edit]Schoo began his career as an editor and writer for Montessori Communications, a publication of the Dutch Montessori Association.[2] He then worked for a psychology publication before joining Elsevier in 1991 as a columnist, rising up to become deputy editor and then chief editor from 1993 to 1999.[3] Politically, Schoo took on a conservative slant and was critical of multiculturalism in his opinion columns.[4] One of Schoo's most notable acts as editor was appointing sociology professor Pim Fortuyn as a columnist in 1993.[5] Both Schoo and Fortuyn would influence each other's beliefs, and the column helped Fortuyn to gain more public exposure in the Netherlands before he embarked on a political career.[6] At the end of 1999, Schoo resigned from Elsevier to become deputy editor-in-chief of de Volkskrant.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Schoo was married twice, first to Dutch writer Xandra Schutte by whom he had a son.[8] He died following complications after heart surgery in 2007.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hendrik Jan Schoo passed away". 9 May 2007. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ I. Haagsma, H. de Haan, A. de Haas en H.J. Schoo, Amsterdamse gebouwen 1880-1980, Utrecht/Antwerpen, Het Spectrum, 1981. ISBN 90-274-5943-6
- ^ Tino van Os: Oud-hoofdredacteur H.J. Schoo (61) overleden, Elsevier 5 september 2007
- ^ Oudenampsen (2018), p. 180-182
- ^ "Fortuyn: Controversial, Flamboyant and Dead". ABC News.
- ^ Oudenampsen (2018), p. 180-182
- ^ Martin Sommer: Een stoemper die nooit afstapte, de Volkskrant 5 september 2007
- ^ "Xandra Schutte: 'Van zelfbeklag word je niet beter'" in Cornald Maas (2006) Op de helft : Bespiegelingen van (bijna)veertigers. Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Prometheus.
- ^ "Hendrik Jan Schoo passed away". 9 May 2007. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
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