Gerrit Achterberg

Summary

Gerrit Achterberg is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Wijk bij Duurstede^[2]. He was born on May 20, 1905^[3]. He died in Leusden^[4]. He died on January 17, 1962^[5]. He worked as a poet^[6], criminal^[7], and writer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Gerrit Achterberg's place of birth was Wijk bij Duurstede^[2].
• Gerrit Achterberg died in Leusden^[4].
• Gerrit Achterberg was born on May 20, 1905^[3].
• Gerrit Achterberg died on January 17, 1962^[5].
• Gerrit Achterberg held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[10].
• Dutch was Gerrit Achterberg's native language^[11].
• Gerrit Achterberg worked as a poet^[6].
• Gerrit Achterberg worked as a criminal^[7].
• Gerrit Achterberg's professions included writer^[8].
• Gerrit Achterberg's field of work was Dutch poetry^[12].
• Gerrit Achterberg's field of work was creative and professional writing^[13].
• Gerrit Achterberg's field of work was poetry^[14].
• Gerrit Achterberg received the P.C. Hooft Award^[15].
• Gerrit Achterberg received the Poetry Prize of the Municipality of Amsterdam^[16].
• Gerrit Achterberg received the Poetry Prize of the Municipality of Amsterdam^[17].
• Gerrit Achterberg received the Constantijn Huygens Prize^[18].
• Gerrit Achterberg received the Herman Gorterprijs^[19].
• Gerrit Achterberg received the Herman Gorterprijs^[20].
• Gerrit Achterberg is recorded as male^[21].
• Gerrit Achterberg's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Gerrit Achterberg is part of Canon of Dutch Literature^[23].
• Gerrit Achterberg's Commons category is recorded as Gerrit Achterberg^[24].
• The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[25].
• Gerrit Achterberg's family name is recorded as Achterberg^[26].
• Gerrit Achterberg's given name is recorded as Gerrit^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Wijk bij Duurstede^[2], Gerrit Achterberg… he was born on May 20, 1905^[3]. Dutch was his native language^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[6], criminal^[7], and writer^[8]. Fields of work include Dutch poetry^[12]; creative and professional writing^[13], an academic discipline^[28]; and poetry^[14], a literary form^[29].

Recognition

Awards received include P.C. Hooft Award^[15], a lifetime achievement literary award^[30], in Netherlands^[31], founded in 1947^[32]; Poetry Prize of the Municipality of Amsterdam^[16], a poetry award^[33], in Netherlands^[34], founded in 1945^[35]; Constantijn Huygens Prize^[18], an award^[36], in Netherlands^[37], founded in 1948^[38]; and Herman Gorterprijs^[19], a poetry award^[39], in Netherlands^[40], founded in 1972^[41].

Death and Burial

Gerrit Achterberg died on January 17, 1962^[5]. He passed away in Leusden^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[25].

Why It Matters

Gerrit Achterberg ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

FAQs

Where was Gerrit Achterberg born?

Gerrit Achterberg was born in Wijk bij Duurstede^[2].

Where did Gerrit Achterberg die?

Gerrit Achterberg died in Leusden^[4].

What did Gerrit Achterberg do for work?

Gerrit Achterberg worked as poet^[6], criminal^[7], and writer^[8].

What awards did Gerrit Achterberg receive?

Honors received include P.C. Hooft Award^[15], Poetry Prize of the Municipality of Amsterdam^[16], Poetry Prize of the Municipality of Amsterdam^[17], and Constantijn Huygens Prize^[18].