Dessaur, C.I. (1931–2002)

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Dessaur, C.I. (1931–2002)

Dutch writer. Name variations: C.I. Dessaur, Ronnie Dessaur; (pseudonym) Andreas Burnier. Born Catharina Irma Dessaur, July 3, 1931, in The Hague, Netherlands; died Sept 18, 2002, in Amsterdam, Netherlands; m. J.H. Zeylmans van Emmichoven; children: 2.

Was a professor of criminology at Katholieke Universiteit in Nijmegen (1973–88); writings, which focus on homosexuality, transsexuality, and discrimination, include Een tevreden lach (1965), Het jongensuur (1969), Die huilende Libertijn (1970), De zwembadmentaliteit (1979), De literaire salon (1983), and De wereld van glas (1997). Received Lucy B. and C.W. van der Hoogt Prize and Annie Romein Prize (1983).

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