Pieter "Piet" Jongeling (31 March 1909 in Broeksterwâld - 26 August 1985 in

Amersfoort Amersfoort () is a city and municipality in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands, about 20 km from the city of Utrecht and 40 km south east of Amsterdam. As of 1 December 2021, the municipality had a population of 158,531, making it the secon ...

), also known by the pen name Piet Prins, was a Dutch

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and author of children's books. He was a member of the

Reformed Political League The Reformed Political LeagueTranslation used by Andeweg and Irwin in ''Governance and Politics of the Netherlands'' (2002: 45) ( nl, Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond, GPV) was an orthodox Protestant political party in the Netherlands. The GPV is ...

(GPV) and of the

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Journalism

Jongeling worked as a journalist for the

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newspaper ''Nieuwe Provinciale Groninger Courant''. In 1941, during the

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, the publication was banned, and in 1942, Jongeling was sent to the

Amersfoort concentration camp Kamp Amersfoort ( nl, Kamp Amersfoort, german: Durchgangslager Amersfoort) was a Nazi concentration camp near the city of Amersfoort, the Netherlands. The official name was "Polizeiliches Durchgangslager Amersfoort", P.D.A. or Amersfoort Police ...

, later being transferred to Sachsenhausen. After the war, Jongeling became editor of ''Nieuwe Provinciale Groninger Courant'', but later left to become editor of '' De Vrije Kerk''.

Politics

Jongeling was a member of the

Anti-Revolutionary Party The Anti-Revolutionary Party ( nl, Anti-Revolutionaire Partij, ARP) was a Protestant conservative and Christian democratic political party in the Netherlands. The party was founded in 1879 by Abraham Kuyper, a neo-Calvinist theologian and mi ...

, but left when the

(GPV) split off from the ARP. The GPV was associated with the

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, which had formed in 1944. Jongeling was elected to the

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in 1963, and served until 1977 as

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of the GPV. Jongeling was a supporter of the

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and opposed the legalization of abortion.

Children's books

Jongeling wrote a number of children's books under the

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"Piet Prins". Most famous among there are the ''Scout'' series (''Snuf'' in the original Dutch). Other series include ''The Four Adventurers'' and ''Wambu''. The books have been translated into English. by Harry der Nederlanden or James C. van Oosterom. The books were frequently illustrated by Jaap Kramer. ''Scout'' Series * (1) Scout: The Secret of the Swamp * (2) Scout: The Haunted Castle * (3) Scout: The Flying Phantom * (4) Scout: The Sailing Sleuths * (5) Scout: The Treasure of Rodensteyn Castle * (6) Scout: The Mystery of the Abandoned Mill * (7) Scout's Distant Journey ''Shadow'' Series * (1) The Lonely Sentinel * (2) Hideout in the Swamp * (3) The Grim Reaper * (4) The Partisans * (5) Sabotage ''Sheltie'' Series * (1) The Curse of Urumbu * (2) The Search for Sheltie ''Struggle'' Series * (1) When the Morning Came * (2) Dispelling the Tyranny * (3) The Beggars' Victory * (4) For the Heart of Holland ''The Four Adventurers'' Series * The Four Adventurers Meet the Evil Professor * The Mystery of the Three-Fingered Villain ''Wambu'' Series * (1) The Chieftain's Son * (2) In the Valley of Death * (3) Journey to Manhood Other books: * Rob and Roland * Rob and Roland on the Farm * Anak, the Eskimo Boy * Run, Kevin, Run! * Zarco, the Explorer * Stefan Derksen's Polar Adventure

References

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Parlement.com biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jongeling, Piet 1909 births 1985 deaths Anti-Revolutionary Party politicians Dutch activists Dutch anti-abortion activists Dutch children's writers Dutch newspaper editors Dutch resistance members Dutch people of World War II Leaders of political parties in the Netherlands Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) People from Dantumadiel Reformed Churches (Liberated) Christians from the Netherlands Reformed Political League politicians 20th-century Dutch journalists