Hans Dorrestijn

Dutch writer and comedian
Person human Q1892181
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Hans Dorrestijn

Summary

Hans Dorrestijn is a human[1]. He was born in Ede[2]. He was born on June 16, 1940[3]. He worked as a writer[4], comedian[5], cabaret performer[6], translator[7], and screenwriter[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Hans Dorrestijn was born in Ede[2].
  • Hans Dorrestijn was born on June 16, 1940[3].
  • Hans Dorrestijn held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[10].
  • Dutch was Hans Dorrestijn's native language[11].
  • Hans Dorrestijn's professions included writer[4].
  • Hans Dorrestijn worked as a comedian[5].
  • Hans Dorrestijn's professions included cabaret performer[6].
  • Hans Dorrestijn worked as a translator[7].
  • Hans Dorrestijn worked as a screenwriter[8].
  • Hans Dorrestijn received the Golden Harp[12].
  • Hans Dorrestijn received the Tollensprijs[13].
  • Hans Dorrestijn is recorded as male[14].
  • Hans Dorrestijn's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Hans Dorrestijn's Commons category is recorded as Hans Dorrestijn[16].
  • Hans Dorrestijn's family name is recorded as Dorrestijn[17].
  • Hans Dorrestijn's given name is recorded as Hans[18].
  • Hans Dorrestijn's described by source is recorded as Iedereen Leest[19].
  • Hans Dorrestijn's described by source is recorded as Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur[20].
  • Hans Dorrestijn's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch[21].
  • Hans Dorrestijn's candidacy in election is recorded as 1998 Dutch general election[22].
  • Hans Dorrestijn's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as Wikiproject Iedereen Leest[23].
  • Hans Dorrestijn's writing language is recorded as Dutch[24].

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.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[25]

  • Country: NL[26]

  • Began / founded: 1940-06-16[27]

  • Community tags: dutch[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 74601a00-a1f0-4c2f-bff8-aacd96d980f5[29]

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Origins and Family

Hans Dorrestijn was born in Ede[2]. He was born on June 16, 1940[3]. Dutch was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], comedian[5], cabaret performer[6], translator[7], and screenwriter[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Golden Harp[12], a music award[30], in Netherlands[31], founded in 1962[32] and Tollensprijs[13], a literary award[33], in Netherlands[34], founded in 1902[35].

Why It Matters

Hans Dorrestijn ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Hans Dorrestijn born?

Hans Dorrestijn's place of birth was Ede[2].

What did Hans Dorrestijn do for work?

Hans Dorrestijn worked as writer[4], comedian[5], cabaret performer[6], translator[7], and screenwriter[8].

What awards did Hans Dorrestijn receive?

Honors received include Golden Harp[12] and Tollensprijs[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Q2451336. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Dutch Heights. Retrieved . dutchheights.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . dbnl.org. Retrieved . dbnl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Q110881634. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Maintained by wikiproject Wikiproject Iedereen Leest
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