Willem Elsschot, Belgian author and poet (d. 1960)
Alphonsus Josephus de Ridder (7 May 1882 – 31 May 1960), was a Belgian writer and poet who wrote under the pseudonym Willem Elsschot (pronounced [ˈʋɪləm ˈɛlsxɔt]). One of the most prominent Flemish author, his most famous work, Cheese (1933) is the most translated Flemish-language novel of all time.