André Demedts

André Demedts ((Wielsbeke), 8 August 1906 – Oudenaarde, 4 November 1992) was a Belgian Flemish writer and teacher. He has published works in many genres, all in Dutch.^[1] In 1962 he received the Prijs voor Letterkunde van de Vlaamse Provincies (Literature Award of the Flemish Provinces) for his work De levenden en de doden (The living and the death).^[2] In 1976 he received the award in honour of his life-time career. In 1990 he has received the Award "Driejaarlijkse Staatsprijs voor literatuur" to honour his career as a writer. In 1970 the award André Demedtsprijs was established to reward persons engaged in the cause of the large Dutch/Flemish cultural development with a main purpose to integrate and entangle cultural activities in the Netherlands, Flanders and South Africa.^[3][4]

André Demedts
André Demedts together with his sister Gabriëlle Demedts and with the Declercq family, around 1923.
Born	(1906-08-08)8 August 1906 Wielsbeke, Belgium
Died	4 November 1992(1992-11-04) (aged 86) Oudenaarde, Belgium
Pen name	Koen Lisarde
Language	Dutch
Nationality	Belgian
Citizenship	Belgium