Tosca Menten

Dutch writer (born 1961)
Person human Q2070061
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Summary

Tosca Menten was born on December 11, 1961[1], in Woerden[2]. She has worked as a children's writer[3], writer[4], illustrator[5], actor[6], and painter[7].

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Woerden[8]
  • Date of birth: January 1, 1961[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands[10]
  • Occupation: art educator[11], teacher[12]
  • Field of work: literary activity[13], children's and young adult literature[14], visual art education[15], music[16], young adult literature[17]
  • Award received: De Kinderjury[18], Q141801213[19]
  • Sex or gender: female[20]
  • Commons category: Tosca Menten[21]
  • Family name: Menten[22]
  • Given name: Tosca[23]
  • Official website: http://www.toscamenten.nl/[24]
  • Work location: Amsterdam[25]
  • Described by source: Iedereen Leest[26], Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Dutch[28]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[29], NADD Wikidata project[30]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: Wikiproject Iedereen Leest[31]
  • Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[32]
  • P14750: AD57-BD86-DD71-F76C-CA36[33]

FAQs

Where was Tosca Menten born?

Tosca Menten's place of birth was Woerden[2].

What did Tosca Menten do for work?

Tosca Menten worked as a children's writer[3], writer[4], illustrator[5], actor[6], and painter[7].

What awards did Tosca Menten receive?

Honors received include De Kinderjury[18] and Q141801213[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Retrieved . dbnl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . dbnl.org. Retrieved . dbnl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . NooSFere. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . dbnl.org. Retrieved . dbnl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . dbnl.org. Retrieved . dbnl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · KyraGr · 2026-10-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → De Kinderjury, De Kinderjury, Q141801213
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Award received: Q141801213"
  2. 1d ago · KyraGr · 2026-10-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 2
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'nl']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Award received: De Kinderjury"
  3. 9w ago · Symac · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → AD57-BD86-DD71-F76C-CA36
    Ricochet author id → tosca-menten
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Ricochet author id: tosca-menten, Ricochet ID for authors born after 1940 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/72e01d26b60|details]])"
  4. 19w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0433487-Menten-Tosca-1961
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  5. 21w ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → children's writer, writer, illustrator +4
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Occupation: teacher, Update NK ČR – P106"
  6. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → children's writer, writer, illustrator +4
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Occupation: teacher, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258359|batch #258359]]"
  7. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Woerden, Woerden
    National library of lithuania id → LNB:CcvL;=B4
    Library of congress authority id → no2011185699
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/121nm8vg
    + 49 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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