Carel Scharten
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Carel Theodorus Scharten (March 14, 1878 – October 31, 1950) was a Dutch
poet
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He was born in Middelburg
and died in Florence
, Italy
.
In 1928 he and his wife Margo Scharten-Antink
won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for their "De nar uit Maremmen" ("The Fool in the Maremmen").
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
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He was born in Middelburg
Middelburg
Middelburg is a municipality and a city in the south-western Netherlands and the capital of the province of Zeeland. It is situated in the Midden-Zeeland region. It has a population of about 48,000.- History of Middelburg :...
and died in Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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In 1928 he and his wife Margo Scharten-Antink
Margo Scharten-Antink
Margo Sybranda Everdina Scharten-Antink was a Dutch poet.She was born in Zutphen and died in Florence, Italy....
won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for their "De nar uit Maremmen" ("The Fool in the Maremmen").