Carry van Bruggen

Carry van Bruggen was a Dutch writer.^[1] Born as Carolina Lea de Haan, she was the sister of Jacob Israël de Haan (Dutch writer, poet, publicist and jurist). For some years, she was married to Kees van Bruggen, whose name she continued to use. In 1919, she wrote Prometheus, een bijdrage tot het begrip der ontwikkeling van het Individualisme in de Literatuur ('Prometheus, a Contribution to the Understanding of the Development of Individualism in Literature').^[1] She was a resident of Laren, so the local press published an extensive obituary and a report of the funeral. The fact that the mayor was not present at the funeral led to a small debate in the town council.^[2] Anne Frank read Carry van Bruggen's writing in the Secret Annex.^[3]