Tom Lanoye

Summary

Tom Lanoye is a human^[1]. Born in Sint-Niklaas^[2], he… he was born on August 27, 1958^[3]. He worked as a playwright^[4], poet^[5], writer^[6], columnist^[7], and actor^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Tom Lanoye's place of birth was Sint-Niklaas^[2].
• Tom Lanoye was born on August 27, 1958^[3].
• Tom Lanoye held citizenship in Belgium^[10].
• Dutch was Tom Lanoye's native language^[11].
• Tom Lanoye's professions included playwright^[4].
• Tom Lanoye's professions included poet^[5].
• Tom Lanoye's professions included writer^[6].
• Tom Lanoye's professions included columnist^[7].
• Tom Lanoye worked as an actor^[8].
• Tom Lanoye's professions included performing artist^[12].
• Tom Lanoye's field of work was literature^[13].
• Tom Lanoye's field of work was translation^[14].
• Tom Lanoye's field of work was theatre art^[15].
• Tom Lanoye's field of work was drama^[16].
• Tom Lanoye was educated at Q21771876^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Tom Lanoye is Sprakeloos^[18].
• A notable work attributed to Tom Lanoye is Gelukkige slaven^[19].
• Tom Lanoye received the Constantijn Huygens Prize^[20].
• Tom Lanoye received the Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord^[21].
• Tom Lanoye received the Henriëtte Roland Holst Award^[22].
• Tom Lanoye received the Q2436764^[23].
• Tom Lanoye received the Golden Owl^[24].
• Tom Lanoye received the Tzum-prize^[25].
• Tom Lanoye is recorded as male^[26].
• Tom Lanoye's instance of is recorded as human^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: BE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1958-08-27^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 1b679699-90f2-4660-9631-aa148e725cb9^[31]

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Origins and Family

Tom Lanoye was born in Sint-Niklaas^[2]. He was born on August 27, 1958^[3]. Dutch was his native language^[11].

Education

Tom Lanoye was educated at Q21771876^[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include playwright^[4], poet^[5], writer^[6], columnist^[7], actor^[8], and performing artist^[12]. Fields of work include literature^[13], a type of arts^[32]; translation^[14], an academic major^[33]; theatre art^[15], a performing arts genre^[34]; and drama^[16], a literary mode^[35].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Sprakeloos^[18], a literary work^[36] and Gelukkige slaven^[19].

Recognition

Awards received include Constantijn Huygens Prize^[20], an award^[37], in Netherlands^[38], founded in 1948^[39]; Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord^[21], an award^[40], in Belgium^[41], founded in 1951^[42]; Henriëtte Roland Holst Award^[22], a literary award^[43], in Netherlands^[44], founded in 1957^[45]; Q2436764^[23], a literary award^[46], in Netherlands^[47]; Golden Owl^[24], a literary award^[48], in Belgium^[49], founded in 1995^[50]; and Tzum-prize^[25], a literary award^[51], in Netherlands^[52].

Why It Matters

Tom Lanoye ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

FAQs

Where was Tom Lanoye born?

Tom Lanoye's place of birth was Sint-Niklaas^[2].

What did Tom Lanoye do for work?

Tom Lanoye worked as playwright^[4], poet^[5], writer^[6], columnist^[7], and actor^[8].

Where did Tom Lanoye go to school?

Tom Lanoye was educated at Q21771876^[17].

What awards did Tom Lanoye receive?

Honors received include Constantijn Huygens Prize^[20], Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord^[21], Henriëtte Roland Holst Award^[22], and Q2436764^[23].