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Born in Amsterdam, he became the director of the Toneelschool in Amsterdam in 1915, a post he held till 1939. He was also a private lecturer in playwriting at the University of Amsterdam (1924-1929).  
 
Born in Amsterdam, he became the director of the Toneelschool in Amsterdam in 1915, a post he held till 1939. He was also a private lecturer in playwriting at the University of Amsterdam (1924-1929).  
  
In 1927 he wrote and published a standard [[Dutch]] work on playwriting, entitled ''[[Dramaturgie]]''  
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In 1927 he wrote and published a standard [[Dutch]] work on playwriting, entitled ''[[Dramaturgie]]'' [[dramaturgy]]
  
In 1939 he left Amsterdam for South Africa, settling in Pretoria, where he died in 1950.  
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In 1939 he left Amsterdam for South Africa, settling in Pretoria, where he died in 1950.
  
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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Balthazar Verhagen (1881-1950) was a Dutch born theorist and teacher of drama and playwriting.

Biography

Born in Amsterdam, he became the director of the Toneelschool in Amsterdam in 1915, a post he held till 1939. He was also a private lecturer in playwriting at the University of Amsterdam (1924-1929).

In 1927 he wrote and published a standard Dutch work on playwriting, entitled Dramaturgie dramaturgy

In 1939 he left Amsterdam for South Africa, settling in Pretoria, where he died in 1950.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Sources

Balthazar Verhagen. 1963. Dramaturgie. Second edition. Amsterdam: Moussault's Uitgeverij NV