Louis Albert Anthing Vogel was born in Bergen op Zoom and attended the
H.B.S. in
Haarlem and
Leiden. He was trained at a military school in
Kampen to become an
officer in the
Dutch army. He served in the army for seven years and then left
active duty to become a
reserve officer; his highest
rank was that of
lieutenant colonel. Shortly after his active military career he started to perform in the Netherlands but also in the
Dutch East Indies. When Vogel left active duty he became active as a teacher; he taught the art of declamation at the
Hogere Krijgsschool (Higher Military School) and at
Leiden University. He was active as room
recitator of
Queen Elisabeth of
Romania and was the
founder of the
Maatschappij tot bevordering van de Woordkunst (Society for the Advancement of the Art of Words). He was from 1926 to 1931 chairman of the
Haagse Kunstkring (Art society of The Hague) and was appointed an honorary member, in 1930, by the "Société Académique d'Histoire Internationale de Paris". He died after a short illness, aged 59. His funeral was held at a
Catholic cemetery in
The Hague. He was remembered by a special meeting at the
Haagsche Kunstkring. He was officer in the
Order of Orange-Nassau,
komtur in the
Order of the Crown of Romania and received several other
decorations. ==Family==