Jef Contrijn was born on 21 August 1902 in Mechelen, Flanders, Belgium. He was a writer, known for De vrouwen naar het graf (1972). He died on 11 August 1991 in Mechelen, Flanders, Belgium.
His cultural activities in the occupied country landed him in jail for some time after the war and he lost his position at the public broadcaster. He obtained rehabilitation at the Court of Appeal in Brussels on May 25, 1956.
