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] and criminal^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[8]

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^[9].
• Dutch was Gerrit Achterberg's native language^[10].
• Gerrit Achterberg worked as a poet^[6].
• Gerrit Achterberg worked as a criminal^[7].
• Gerrit Achterberg's field of work was Dutch poetry^[11].
• Gerrit Achterberg received the P.C. Hooft Award^[12].
• Gerrit Achterberg received the Poetry Prize of the Municipality of Amsterdam^[13].
• Gerrit Achterberg received the Poetry Prize of the Municipality of Amsterdam^[14].
• Gerrit Achterberg received the Constantijn Huygens Prize^[15].
• Gerrit Achterberg received the Herman Gorterprijs^[16].
• Gerrit Achterberg received the Herman Gorterprijs^[17].
• Gerrit Achterberg is recorded as male^[18].
• Gerrit Achterberg's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Gerrit Achterberg is part of Canon of Dutch Literature^[20].
• Gerrit Achterberg's Commons category is recorded as Gerrit Achterberg^[21].
• The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[22].
• Gerrit Achterberg's family name is recorded as Achterberg^[23].
• Gerrit Achterberg's given name is recorded as Gerrit^[24].
• Gerrit Achterberg's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[25].
• Gerrit Achterberg's described by source is recorded as The Dutch and Flemish authors^[26].
• Gerrit Achterberg's convicted of is recorded as murder^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Began / founded: 1905-05-20^[29]

• Ended / dissolved: 1962-01-17^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 418dea14-e00f-405c-b409-0c33a4b01bd5^[31]

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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^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[6] and criminal^[7]. Gerrit Achterberg's field of work was Dutch poetry^[11].

Recognition

Awards received include P.C. Hooft Award^[12], a lifetime achievement literary award^[32], in Netherlands^[33], founded in 1947^[34]; Poetry Prize of the Municipality of Amsterdam^[13], a poetry award^[35], in Netherlands^[36], founded in 1945^[37]; Constantijn Huygens Prize^[15], an award^[38], in Netherlands^[39], founded in 1948^[40]; and Herman Gorterprijs^[16], a poetry award^[41], in Netherlands^[42], founded in 1972^[43].

Death and Burial

Gerrit Achterberg died on January 17, 1962^[5]. He died in Leusden^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[22].

Why It Matters

Gerrit Achterberg ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44]

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] and criminal^[7].

What awards did Gerrit Achterberg receive?

Honors received include P.C. Hooft Award^[12], Poetry Prize of the Municipality of Amsterdam^[13], Poetry Prize of the Municipality of Amsterdam^[14], and Constantijn Huygens Prize^[15].