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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1867|12|26|df=yes}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date|1867|12|26|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]] | | birth_place = [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]] | ||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1957|2|3|1867|12|26|df=yes}} | |||
| death_place = [[Rethel]], [[France]] | |||
| occupation = {{hlist|Essayist|Reserve officer}} | | occupation = {{hlist|Essayist|Reserve officer}} | ||
| era = {{hlist|[[Pre-Vader Era]]|[[Vader Era]]|[[Middenvader Era]]}} | | era = {{hlist|[[Pre-Vader Era]]|[[Vader Era]]|[[Middenvader Era]]}} | ||
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'''Julien van Noord''' ( | '''Julien van Noord''' (26 December 1867 – 3 February 1957) was a Dutch-born French-language essayist and member of the [[Noord family]]. He wrote about intellectual independence and the authority people attached to political symbols. During the Second World War, he held a reserve appointment with the administrative staff of the [[Panzer-Lehr-Division]]. He was the father of [[Angelo van Noord]] and [[Martin van Noord]]. | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
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[[Hendrik Hoos]] became another close friend through the same circle. Julien met [[Humphrey van Hetten]] while visiting family contacts in the Netherlands. With [[Lourens Schroeter (grandfather)|Lourens Schroeter]], he repeatedly argued about military discipline and the authority conveyed by a uniform. The friendships remained personal and were never organized into a formal group. | [[Hendrik Hoos]] became another close friend through the same circle. Julien met [[Humphrey van Hetten]] while visiting family contacts in the Netherlands. With [[Lourens Schroeter (grandfather)|Lourens Schroeter]], he repeatedly argued about military discipline and the authority conveyed by a uniform. The friendships remained personal and were never organized into a formal group. | ||
== Writing == | == Writing career == | ||
Julien remained a civilian during the First World War. He was forty-six when the war began and was not called into military service. He continued writing in Paris throughout the conflict. | Julien remained a civilian during the First World War. He was forty-six when the war began and was not called into military service. He continued writing in Paris throughout the conflict. | ||
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Julien remained with the administrative staff when the division entered combat in Normandy. He withdrew into Germany in August 1944 and performed no further duty after reaching the border. His reserve appointment ended that month. | Julien remained with the administrative staff when the division entered combat in Normandy. He withdrew into Germany in August 1944 and performed no further duty after reaching the border. His reserve appointment ended that month. | ||
== Later life | == Later life == | ||
French authorities examined Julien's wartime service before allowing him to return. The surviving staff record placed him in translation and administrative work rather than field operations. He settled in [[Rethel]] in October 1947 and resumed writing, although he published less frequently than he had before the war. | French authorities examined Julien's wartime service before allowing him to return. The surviving staff record placed him in translation and administrative work rather than field operations. He settled in [[Rethel]] in October 1947 and resumed writing, although he published less frequently than he had before the war. | ||
Julien expected both of his sons to share his discipline as readers. Martin repeatedly left work unfinished, which Julien regarded as laziness rather than a difference in temperament. Angelo's military career disappointed him for another reason. Julien believed that his son had surrendered independent judgment in exchange for rank. These judgments left him distant from both men. | Julien expected both of his sons to share his discipline as readers. Martin repeatedly left work unfinished, which Julien regarded as laziness rather than a difference in temperament. Angelo's military career disappointed him for another reason. Julien believed that his son had surrendered independent judgment in exchange for rank. These judgments left him distant from both men. | ||
Julien developed pneumonia in January 1957 after several weeks of illness. He remained at his home in Rethel, where he died on 3 February at the age of 89. | |||
== Works == | == Works == | ||
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