In Memoriam: honorary doctor Leo Vroman
On Saturday 22 February, poet Leo Vroman died at his home in Fort Worth, Texas, at the age of 98. Vroman held an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Groningen, conferred on him in 1989. An In Memoriam (in Dutch) can be found on the Faculty pages, written by his honorary supervisor, emeritus professor J.J.A. Mooij.
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