- Freddy de Vree was born on October 3, 1939 in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium. He died on July 3, 2004 in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium.
- He was a friend of writer W.F. Hermans and actress Sylvia Kristel.
- Freddy de Vree completed his Greek-Latin humanities with the Jesuits at the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwcollege in Antwerp. He then studied chemistry at the University of Leuven, then French, English and German at the Normaalschool in Lier.
- For a while he also ran the small publishing house Ziggurat in Antwerp, which published luxurious bibliophile editions of works by Hugo Claus and C.C. Krijgelmans, among others.
- He also wrote under the pseudonym Marie-Claire de Jonghe, and possibly also Conny Couperus.
- Freddy de Vree, pseudonym Marie-Claire de Jonghe, was a Belgian poet, literary critic and radiomaker.
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
