Huub Oosterhuis

Summary

Huub Oosterhuis is a human^[1]. He was born in Amsterdam^[2]. He was born on November 1, 1933^[3]. He passed away in Amsterdam^[4]. He died on April 9, 2023^[5]. He worked as a poet^[6], theologian^[7], writer^[8], hymnwriter^[9], and songwriter^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Amsterdam^[2], Huub Oosterhuis…
• Huub Oosterhuis passed away in Amsterdam^[4].
• Huub Oosterhuis was born on November 1, 1933^[3].
• Huub Oosterhuis died on April 9, 2023^[5].
• Huub Oosterhuis was married to Colet van der Ven^[12].
• Among Huub Oosterhuis's spouses was Josefien Melief^[13].
• A child of Huub Oosterhuis was Trijntje Oosterhuis^[14].
• A child of Huub Oosterhuis was Tjeerd Oosterhuis^[15].
• Huub Oosterhuis held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[16].
• Dutch was Huub Oosterhuis's native language^[17].
• Huub Oosterhuis's professions included poet^[6].
• Huub Oosterhuis worked as a theologian^[7].
• Huub Oosterhuis's professions included writer^[8].
• Huub Oosterhuis worked as a hymnwriter^[9].
• Huub Oosterhuis worked as a songwriter^[10].
• Huub Oosterhuis's professions included Catholic priest^[18].
• Huub Oosterhuis received the Poetry Prize of the Municipality of Amsterdam^[19].
• Huub Oosterhuis received the Anne Frank Prize^[20].
• Huub Oosterhuis received the Herman Gorterprijs^[21].
• Huub Oosterhuis received the Silver Medal of the City of Amsterdam^[22].
• Huub Oosterhuis's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[23].
• Huub Oosterhuis is recorded as male^[24].
• Huub Oosterhuis's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Huub Oosterhuis's Commons category is recorded as Huub Oosterhuis^[26].
• Huub Oosterhuis's residence is recorded as Amsterdam^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: NL^[29]

• Began / founded: 1933-11-01^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2023-04-09^[31]

• Community tags: poet^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 9fbedbc9-72f8-420e-8561-40b05e0f5f57^[33]

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Origins and Family

Huub Oosterhuis's place of birth was Amsterdam^[2]. He was born on November 1, 1933^[3]. Dutch was his native language^[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[6], theologian^[7], writer^[8], hymnwriter^[9], songwriter^[10], and Catholic priest^[18].

Recognition

Awards received include Poetry Prize of the Municipality of Amsterdam^[19], a poetry award^[34], in Netherlands^[35], founded in 1945^[36]; Anne Frank Prize^[20], a literary award^[37], in Netherlands^[38]; Herman Gorterprijs^[21], a poetry award^[39], in Netherlands^[40], founded in 1972^[41]; and Silver Medal of the City of Amsterdam^[22], an award^[42].

Personal Life

Spouses include Colet van der Ven^[12], a journalist^[43], b. 1957^[44], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[45] and Josefien Melief^[13]. Children include Trijntje Oosterhuis^[14], a singer^[46], b. 1973^[47], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[48], awarded the Silver Harp^[49] and Tjeerd Oosterhuis^[15], a record producer^[50], b. 1971^[51], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[52]. Huub Oosterhuis's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[23].

Death and Burial

Huub Oosterhuis died on April 9, 2023^[5]. He passed away in Amsterdam^[4].

Why It Matters

Huub Oosterhuis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

FAQs

Where was Huub Oosterhuis born?

Born in Amsterdam^[2], Huub Oosterhuis…

Where did Huub Oosterhuis die?

Huub Oosterhuis passed away in Amsterdam^[4].

Who was Huub Oosterhuis married to?

Huub Oosterhuis's spouses include Colet van der Ven^[12] and Josefien Melief^[13].

What did Huub Oosterhuis do for work?

Huub Oosterhuis worked as poet^[6], theologian^[7], writer^[8], hymnwriter^[9], and songwriter^[10].

What awards did Huub Oosterhuis receive?

Honors received include Poetry Prize of the Municipality of Amsterdam^[19], Anne Frank Prize^[20], Herman Gorterprijs^[21], and Silver Medal of the City of Amsterdam^[22].