Michiel 2005's photos with the keyword: gerrit van de linde

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At the back is the grave of Gerrit van de Linde, Dutch writer and schoolmaster.

Lived from 1808 to 1858. After a scandal Van de Linde went to England and started a boarding school in Highgate. He wrote poetry under the pseudoniem of De Schoolmeester (The Schoolmaster). In the 1970s a large collection of his excellent letters was discovered.

See also this older picture: www.flickr.com/photos/govert1970/86528041/

The grave of Gerrit van de Linde is to the left, invisible in the picture

The school of Gerrit van de Linde, who published in the 19th century under the pseusonym The Schoolmaster

Dutch19th century poet and writer. Wrote under the pseudonym De Schoolmeester (the Schoolmaster), because after fleeing Holland he started a boarding school in Highgate. That flight became necessary after he had an affair with the wife of a university professor and making another girl pregnant. And he had some debts as well. He died in London and he is buried in Hornsey church yard. Click here to see where this photo was taken.