Gerrit Komrij

Summary

Gerrit Komrij is a human^[1]. He was born in Winterswijk^[2]. He was born on March 30, 1944^[3]. He died in Amsterdam^[4]. He died on July 5, 2012^[5]. He worked as a poet^[6], playwright^[7], writer^[8], columnist^[9], and linguist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Gerrit Komrij's place of birth was Winterswijk^[2].
• Gerrit Komrij died in Amsterdam^[4].
• Gerrit Komrij was born on March 30, 1944^[3].
• Gerrit Komrij died on July 5, 2012^[5].
• Burial took place at Freguesia de Vila Pouca da Beira^[12].
• Gerrit Komrij held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[13].
• Dutch was Gerrit Komrij's native language^[14].
• Gerrit Komrij worked as a poet^[6].
• Gerrit Komrij's professions included playwright^[7].
• Gerrit Komrij's professions included writer^[8].
• Gerrit Komrij worked as a columnist^[9].
• Gerrit Komrij worked as a linguist^[10].
• Gerrit Komrij's professions included journalist^[15].
• Gerrit Komrij's field of work was creative and professional writing^[16].
• Gerrit Komrij's field of work was Dutch literature^[17].
• Gerrit Komrij's field of work was translation^[18].
• Gerrit Komrij's field of work was literary criticism^[19].
• Gerrit Komrij held the position of Dichter der Nederlanden^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Gerrit Komrij is Humeuren en temperamenten^[21].
• Gerrit Komrij received the Poetry Prize of the Municipality of Amsterdam^[22].
• Gerrit Komrij received the Busken Huet award^[23].
• Gerrit Komrij received the Herman Gorterprijs^[24].
• Gerrit Komrij received the Q1982047^[25].
• Gerrit Komrij received the P.C. Hooft Award^[26].
• Gerrit Komrij received the Zilveren Griffel^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Began / founded: 1944-03-30^[29]

• Ended / dissolved: 2012-07-05^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 866e22cf-a764-42eb-8a06-ff5b7241d10a^[31]

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Origins and Family

Gerrit Komrij was born in Winterswijk^[2]. He was born on March 30, 1944^[3]. Dutch was his native language^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[6], playwright^[7], writer^[8], columnist^[9], linguist^[10], and journalist^[15]. Fields of work include creative and professional writing^[16], an academic discipline^[32]; Dutch literature^[17], a sub-set of literature^[33]; translation^[18], an academic major^[34]; and literary criticism^[19], a literary genre^[35]. Gerrit Komrij held the position of Dichter der Nederlanden^[20].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Gerrit Komrij is Humeuren en temperamenten^[21].

Recognition

Awards received include Poetry Prize of the Municipality of Amsterdam^[22], a poetry award^[36], in Netherlands^[37], founded in 1945^[38]; Busken Huet award^[23], a literary award^[39], in Netherlands^[40]; Herman Gorterprijs^[24], a poetry award^[41], in Netherlands^[42], founded in 1972^[43]; Q1982047^[25], a literary award^[44], in Netherlands^[45]; P.C. Hooft Award^[26], a lifetime achievement literary award^[46], in Netherlands^[47], founded in 1947^[48]; and Zilveren Griffel^[27], a young adult literature award^[49], in Netherlands^[50], founded in 1971^[51].

Death and Burial

Gerrit Komrij died on July 5, 2012^[5]. He died in Amsterdam^[4]. Burial took place at Freguesia de Vila Pouca da Beira^[12].

Why It Matters

Gerrit Komrij ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

FAQs

Where was Gerrit Komrij born?

Born in Winterswijk^[2], Gerrit Komrij…

Where did Gerrit Komrij die?

Gerrit Komrij died in Amsterdam^[4].

What did Gerrit Komrij do for work?

Gerrit Komrij worked as poet^[6], playwright^[7], writer^[8], columnist^[9], and linguist^[10].

What awards did Gerrit Komrij receive?

Honors received include Poetry Prize of the Municipality of Amsterdam^[22], Busken Huet award^[23], Herman Gorterprijs^[24], and Q1982047^[25].