Adriaan van Dis

Summary

Adriaan van Dis is a human^[1]. Born in Bergen^[2], he… he was born on December 16, 1946^[3]. He worked as a television presenter^[4], poet^[5], writer^[6], playwright^[7], and journalist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Adriaan van Dis was born in Bergen^[2].
• Adriaan van Dis was born in Bergen aan Zee^[10].
• Adriaan van Dis was born on December 16, 1946^[3].
• Adriaan van Dis held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[11].
• Dutch was Adriaan van Dis's native language^[12].
• Adriaan van Dis worked as a television presenter^[4].
• Adriaan van Dis's professions included poet^[5].
• Adriaan van Dis worked as a writer^[6].
• Adriaan van Dis's professions included playwright^[7].
• Adriaan van Dis worked as a journalist^[8].
• Adriaan van Dis worked as a presenter^[13].
• Adriaan van Dis's education included a stint at University of Amsterdam^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Adriaan van Dis is Hier is... Adriaan van Dis^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Adriaan van Dis is Het beloofde land^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Adriaan van Dis is Indische Duinen^[17].
• Adriaan van Dis received the Golden Owl^[18].
• Adriaan van Dis received the Groenman language award^[19].
• Adriaan van Dis received the Zilveren Nipkowschijf^[20].
• Adriaan van Dis received the Constantijn Huygens Prize^[21].
• Adriaan van Dis received the Libris Literature Prize^[22].
• Adriaan van Dis received the Gouden Ezelsoor^[23].
• Adriaan van Dis is recorded as male^[24].
• Adriaan van Dis's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Adriaan van Dis is part of De Wereld Draait Door^[26].
• Adriaan van Dis's Commons category is recorded as Adriaan van Dis^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: NL^[29]

• Began / founded: 1946-12-16^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: e280277d-eb7d-4772-b759-93d60d96f4d9^[31]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Bergen^[2], a cadastral populated place in the Netherlands^[32], in Netherlands^[33] and Bergen aan Zee^[10], a village^[34], in Netherlands^[35]. Adriaan van Dis was born on December 16, 1946^[3]. Dutch was his native language^[12].

Education

Adriaan van Dis was educated at University of Amsterdam^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include television presenter^[4], poet^[5], writer^[6], playwright^[7], journalist^[8], and presenter^[13].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Hier is... Adriaan van Dis^[15], a television program^[36]; Het beloofde land^[16]; and Indische Duinen^[17], a literary work^[37].

Recognition

Awards received include Golden Owl^[18], a literary award^[38], in Belgium^[39], founded in 1995^[40]; Groenman language award^[19], a language award^[41], in Belgium^[42], founded in 1993^[43]; Zilveren Nipkowschijf^[20], an award^[44], in Netherlands^[45], founded in 1961^[46]; Constantijn Huygens Prize^[21], an award^[47], in Netherlands^[48], founded in 1948^[49]; Libris Literature Prize^[22], a literary award^[50], in Netherlands^[51], founded in 1994^[52]; and Gouden Ezelsoor^[23], a literary debut award^[53], in Netherlands^[54], founded in 1979^[55].

Why It Matters

Adriaan van Dis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56]

FAQs

Where was Adriaan van Dis born?

Adriaan van Dis's place of birth was Bergen^[2].

What did Adriaan van Dis do for work?

Adriaan van Dis worked as television presenter^[4], poet^[5], writer^[6], playwright^[7], and journalist^[8].

Where did Adriaan van Dis go to school?

Adriaan van Dis was educated at University of Amsterdam^[14].

What awards did Adriaan van Dis receive?

Honors received include Golden Owl^[18], Groenman language award^[19], Zilveren Nipkowschijf^[20], and Constantijn Huygens Prize^[21].