Jan Wolkers

Summary

Jan Wolkers is a human^[1]. He was born in Oegstgeest^[2]. He was born on October 26, 1925^[3]. He passed away in Texel^[4]. He died on October 19, 2007^[5]. He worked as a television presenter^[6], playwright^[7], writer^[8], columnist^[9], and sculptor^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Oegstgeest^[2], Jan Wolkers…
• Jan Wolkers passed away in Texel^[4].
• Jan Wolkers passed away in Westermient^[12].
• Jan Wolkers was born on October 26, 1925^[3].
• Jan Wolkers died on October 19, 2007^[5].
• Jan Wolkers was married to Karina Gnirrep^[13].
• Among Jan Wolkers's spouses was Annemarie Nauta^[14].
• Jan Wolkers was married to Maria de Roo^[15].
• Jan Wolkers held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[16].
• Dutch was Jan Wolkers's native language^[17].
• Jan Wolkers is identified as part of the Dutch ethnic group^[18].
• Jan Wolkers's professions included television presenter^[6].
• Jan Wolkers's professions included playwright^[7].
• Jan Wolkers worked as a writer^[8].
• Jan Wolkers's professions included columnist^[9].
• Jan Wolkers worked as a sculptor^[10].
• Jan Wolkers's professions included painter^[19].
• Jan Wolkers's field of work was studio glass^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Jan Wolkers is Vredesmonument^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Jan Wolkers is Watersnoodmonument Kruiningen^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Jan Wolkers is Without title^[23].
• Jan Wolkers received the Constantijn Huygens Prize^[24].
• Jan Wolkers received the Busken Huet award^[25].
• Jan Wolkers received the Multatuli Award^[26].
• Jan Wolkers received the Hendrik de Vries Award^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: NL^[29]

• Began / founded: 1925-10-26^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2007-10-19^[31]

• Community tags: author^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: bdde25b9-deab-40b5-b6e9-cc7be6ef07b6^[33]

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Origins and Family

Born in Oegstgeest^[2], Jan Wolkers… he was born on October 26, 1925^[3]. He is identified as part of the Dutch ethnic group^[18]. Dutch was his native language^[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include television presenter^[6], playwright^[7], writer^[8], columnist^[9], sculptor^[10], and painter^[19]. Jan Wolkers's field of work was studio glass^[20].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Vredesmonument^[21], a war memorial^[34], in Netherlands^[35], founded in 1993^[36]; Watersnoodmonument Kruiningen^[22], a monument^[37], in Netherlands^[38]; and Without title^[23], a sculpture^[39], in Netherlands^[40], founded in 1959^[41]. Things named for Jan Wolkers include Jan Wolkers Prize^[42], an award^[43], in Netherlands^[44], founded in 2013^[45].

Recognition

Awards received include Constantijn Huygens Prize^[24], an award^[46], in Netherlands^[47], founded in 1948^[48]; Busken Huet award^[25], a literary award^[49], in Netherlands^[50]; Multatuli Award^[26], a literary award^[51], in Netherlands^[52], founded in 1972^[53]; Hendrik de Vries Award^[27], a literary award^[54], in Netherlands^[55]; Prose prize of the City of Amsterdam^[56], a literary award^[57], in Netherlands^[58], founded in 1946^[59]; and P.C. Hooft Award^[60], a lifetime achievement literary award^[61], in Netherlands^[62], founded in 1947^[63].

Personal Life

Spouses include Karina Gnirrep^[13], a writer^[64], b. 1946^[65], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[66]; Annemarie Nauta^[14]; and Maria de Roo^[15].

Death and Burial

Jan Wolkers died on October 19, 2007^[5]. Recorded place of death include Texel^[4], a municipality of the Netherlands^[67], in Netherlands^[68] and Westermient^[12], a buurtschap^[69], in Netherlands^[70].

Why It Matters

Jan Wolkers ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[71] He is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[72]

Entities named for him include Jan Wolkers Prize^[42], an award^[43], in Netherlands^[44], founded in 2013^[45].

FAQs

Where was Jan Wolkers born?

Jan Wolkers was born in Oegstgeest^[2].

Where did Jan Wolkers die?

Jan Wolkers passed away in Texel^[4].

Who was Jan Wolkers married to?

Jan Wolkers's spouses include Karina Gnirrep^[13], Annemarie Nauta^[14], and Maria de Roo^[15].

What did Jan Wolkers do for work?

Jan Wolkers worked as television presenter^[6], playwright^[7], writer^[8], columnist^[9], and sculptor^[10].

What awards did Jan Wolkers receive?

Honors received include Constantijn Huygens Prize^[24], Busken Huet award^[25], Multatuli Award^[26], and Hendrik de Vries Award^[27].