Felix Douma

Felix Johan Douma (August 6, 1941 – January 23, 2008) was a Canadian scholar, writer, teacher, cellist, and translator who once served as Canada's Third Secretary and Vice-Consul to the Dominican Republic.

After World War II, at the age of 12, Douma immigrated with his parents and two younger brothers, Alex and Ed, to Otterville, Ontario, Canada where he became a Canadian citizen.

During this time, Douma earned a citation for bravery from the Canadian Red Cross Society in Regina, Saskatchewan for an incident in which he came to the aid of some children in peril at a nearby lake.

Douma continued to publish papers, articles and essays and was a frequent contributor to the "Port Rowan Good News" during his retirement.

Douma returned to his birth country of the Netherlands, where he earned a Doctorandus in Letters, Comparative Literature and Translation Studies at the University of Amsterdam in 1972.

He earned the OSSTF Rating of IV, and a Bachelor of Education degree in 1979 Several dozen book and concert reviews and articles[1] by Felix Douma have appeared in The Simcoe Reformer and The Port Rowan Good News in the period 1988–2008.