THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Hugo Claus
Belgian author (1929–2008)
Hugo Claus was born on April 5, 1929 in Bruges, Belgium and died on March 19, 2008, aged 78.
Born
April 5, 1929
Hugo Claus died aged 78.
Died: March 19, 2008
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Bruges, Belgium
- Professions
- lithographer, film director, illustrator, journalist, cinematographer, visual artist, librettist, screenwriter, painter, translator, draftsperson, poet
- Citizenship
- Belgium
More about Hugo Claus
- Zodiac sign
- Aries
- Birth name
- Hugo Maurice Julien Claus
- Pseudonyms
- Dorothea van Male
Family
- Partner
- Sylvia Kristel
All birth date sources
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- Biografisch Portaal
- Integrated Authority File
- Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
- theaterencyclopedie.nl
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana
- RKDartists
- SNAC
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- Proleksis Encyclopedia
- BnF authorities
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
How old was Hugo Claus when they died?
Hugo Claus died aged 78.
When is Hugo Claus’s birthday?
Hugo Claus’s recorded birthday is April 5.
Where was Hugo Claus born?
Hugo Claus was born in Bruges, Belgium.
What was Hugo Claus’s name at birth?
Hugo Claus’s recorded birth name is Hugo Maurice Julien Claus.
When did Hugo Claus die?
Hugo Claus died on March 19, 2008.