Jan Renier Snieders

Jan Renier Snieders (22 November 1812 in Bladel – 9 April 1888 in Turnhout), a brother of August Snieders, was a Belgian writer. He studied medicine in Leuven, and in 1838 he settled as a physician in Turnhout, where he did much to promote literature. For that purpose he founded the society De Dageraad. In 1912, the Hofstraat in Turnhout was renamed to Renier Sniedersstraat.