H.H. ter Balkt

Dutch poet (1938-2015)
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H.H. ter Balkt

Summary

H.H. ter Balkt is a human[1]. His place of birth was Usselo[2]. He was born on September 17, 1938[3]. He died in Nijmegen[4]. He died on March 9, 2015[5]. He worked as a poet[6] and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • H.H. ter Balkt's place of birth was Usselo[2].
  • H.H. ter Balkt passed away in Nijmegen[4].
  • H.H. ter Balkt was born on September 17, 1938[3].
  • H.H. ter Balkt died on March 9, 2015[5].
  • H.H. ter Balkt held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[9].
  • Dutch was H.H. ter Balkt's native language[10].
  • H.H. ter Balkt worked as a poet[6].
  • H.H. ter Balkt's professions included writer[7].
  • H.H. ter Balkt's field of work was poetry[11].
  • H.H. ter Balkt received the Constantijn Huygens Prize[12].
  • H.H. ter Balkt received the P.C. Hooft Award[13].
  • H.H. ter Balkt received the Jan Campert Prize for poetry[14].
  • H.H. ter Balkt received the Henriëtte Roland Holst Award[15].
  • H.H. ter Balkt received the Herman Gorterprijs[16].
  • H.H. ter Balkt received the Charlotte Köhler Prize for literature[17].
  • H.H. ter Balkt is recorded as male[18].
  • H.H. ter Balkt's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • H.H. ter Balkt's Commons category is recorded as H. H. ter Balkt[20].
  • H.H. ter Balkt's given name is recorded as Herman[21].
  • H.H. ter Balkt's pseudonym is recorded as Habakuk II de Balker[22].
  • H.H. ter Balkt's medical condition is recorded as bipolar disorder[23].
  • H.H. ter Balkt's described by source is recorded as The Dutch and Flemish authors[24].
  • H.H. ter Balkt's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch[25].
  • H.H. ter Balkt's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Herman Hendrik ter Balkt'}[26].
  • H.H. ter Balkt's has works in the collection is recorded as CODA Museum[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: NL[29]

  • Began / founded: 1938-09-17[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2015-03-09[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: efad49fd-b6a2-4ce6-bdf6-8b7ba23a4589[32]

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Origins and Family

H.H. ter Balkt's place of birth was Usselo[2]. He was born on September 17, 1938[3]. Dutch was his native language[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6] and writer[7]. H.H. ter Balkt's field of work was poetry[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Constantijn Huygens Prize[12], an award[33], in Netherlands[34], founded in 1948[35]; P.C. Hooft Award[13], a lifetime achievement literary award[36], in Netherlands[37], founded in 1947[38]; Jan Campert Prize for poetry[14], an award[39], in Netherlands[40], founded in 1948[41]; Henriëtte Roland Holst Award[15], a literary award[42], in Netherlands[43], founded in 1957[44]; Herman Gorterprijs[16], a poetry award[45], in Netherlands[46], founded in 1972[47]; and Charlotte Köhler Prize for literature[17], an award[48], in Netherlands[49], founded in 1987[50].

Death and Burial

H.H. ter Balkt died on March 9, 2015[5]. He passed away in Nijmegen[4].

Why It Matters

H.H. ter Balkt ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

Where was H.H. ter Balkt born?

Born in Usselo[2], H.H. ter Balkt…

Where did H.H. ter Balkt die?

H.H. ter Balkt died in Nijmegen[4].

What did H.H. ter Balkt do for work?

H.H. ter Balkt worked as poet[6] and writer[7].

What awards did H.H. ter Balkt receive?

Honors received include Constantijn Huygens Prize[12], P.C. Hooft Award[13], Jan Campert Prize for poetry[14], and Henriëtte Roland Holst Award[15].

References

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  25. [27] . collectiegelderland.nl. Retrieved . collectiegelderland.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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