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Jan Wolkers

Dutch sculptor and writer (1925–2007)
Person Human Q379679

Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[35]
Date of birth
October 26, 1925
Date of death
October 19, 2007
Place of birth
Oegstgeest
Place of death
Texel, Westermient[10]
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands[14]
Ethnic group
Dutch[16]
Occupation
television presenter, playwright, writer, columnist, sculptor, painter, screenwriter, presenter, medalist, poet, novelist, illustrator, artist[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Field of work
studio glass[25]
Award received
Constantijn Huygens Prize, Busken Huet award, Multatuli Award, Hendrik de Vries Award, Prose prize of the City of Amsterdam, P.C. Hooft Award[29][30][31][32][33][34]
Notable work
Vredesmonument, Watersnoodmonument Kruiningen, Without title[26][27][28]
Spouse
Karina Gnirrep, Annemarie Nauta, Maria de Roo[11][12][13]
Part of
Canon of Dutch Literature[36]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Dutch[42]
Archives at
Museum De Lakenhal, Bijzondere Collecties Universiteit Leiden[37][38]
Birth name
Jan Hendrik Wolkers[43]
Candidacy in election
2006 Dutch general election, 2004 European Parliament election in the Netherlands
Copyright representative
Karina Gnirrep
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
Lexicon Nederlandse glaskunst van de twintigste eeuw[41]
End of work period
2007
Family name
Wolkers[39]
Given name
Jan[40]
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Has works in the collection
Museum De Lakenhal, Museum Henriette Polak, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Eye Filmmuseum, Sanquin Kunstcollectie
Native language
Dutch[15]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Canon of Dutch literature, NADD Wikidata project, NADD creators
Start of work period
1961
🏷️ Also known as
en Jan Wolkers en J.H. Wolkers en J. H. Wolkers en Jan Hendrik Wolkers ar يان فولكرس cs Jan Hendrik Wolkers de Wolkers de Jan Hendrik Wolkers ja ヤン・ウォルカーズ ja ヤン・ヴォルカース ko 얀 볼커르스 ko 얀 헨드릭 볼커르스 nl Wolkers nl Jan Hendrik Wolkers nl J.H. Wolkers pl Jan Hendrik Wolkers ro Jan Hendrik Wolkers ru Волкерс Я. ru Волкерс Ян ru Волкерс, Ян
🔖 Identifiers · 92
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Jan Wolkers.jpg ↗
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
jan-hendrik-wolkers
AskArt person ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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BiblioNet author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
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Show all 92 identifiers +80
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CINEFOX person ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Christie's creator ID
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CiNii Research ID
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CollectieGelderland creator ID
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Cultureel Woordenboek ID
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DBC author ID
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DBNL author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Discogs artist ID
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ELNET ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Europeana entity
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Evene ID
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FAST ID
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Film.ru person ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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Geni profile ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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HAND ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IMDb ID
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ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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Invaluable.com person ID
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J9U entity ID
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JRC Names ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Koha Kütüphane ID
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LastDodo-area-ID
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Lex ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
000124970
NSK ID
981005776287209366
NUKAT ID
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National Library of Korea ID
KAC202109425
National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Nederlands Film Festival person ID
jan-wolkers
Obálky knih ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3997723
Open Library ID
OL196079A
Perlentaucher ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
A020151833
RKDartists ID
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Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
124316
SBN author ID
UBOV013324
SELIBR ID
219069
SHARE Catalogue author ID
682701
SVKKL authority ID
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Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ID
549-jan-wolkers
TMDB person ID
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Tabakalera ID
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TheaterEncyclopedie ID
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Union List of Artist Names ID
500067195
WikiKids ID
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WikiTree person ID
Wolkers-3
WorldCat Entities ID
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ČSFD person ID
186269

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 12
writer, poet, playwright, painter, screenwriter, sculptor, illustrator, television presenter +4 more
Has works in the collection 3
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Eye Filmmuseum, Museum De Lakenhal
Award received 2
Constantijn Huygens Prize, Multatuli Award
Candidacy in election 2
2006 Dutch general election, 2004 European Parliament election in the Netherlands
Films written 2
Turkish Delight, Spetters
Archives at 1
Museum De Lakenhal
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Field of work 1
studio glass
Given name 1
Jan
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Dutch
Named after 1
Jan Wolkers Prize
Native language 1
Dutch
Place of birth 1
Oegstgeest
Place of death 1
Texel
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Jan Wolkers was born on October 26, 1925[1], in Oegstgeest[2]. He died on October 19, 2007[3], in Texel[4]. He worked as a television presenter[5], playwright[6], writer[7], columnist[8], and sculptor[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jan Wolkers include Jan Wolkers Prize[44], an award[45], in Netherlands[46], founded in 2013[47].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Jan Wolkers Prize[44], an award[45], in Netherlands[46], founded in 2013[47].

FAQs

Where was Jan Wolkers born?

Jan Wolkers was born in Oegstgeest[2].

Where did Jan Wolkers die?

Jan Wolkers passed away in Texel[4].

Who was Jan Wolkers married to?

Jan Wolkers's spouses include Karina Gnirrep[11], Annemarie Nauta[12], and Maria de Roo[13].

What did Jan Wolkers do for work?

Jan Wolkers worked as a television presenter[5], playwright[6], writer[7], columnist[8], and sculptor[9].

What awards did Jan Wolkers receive?

Honors received include Constantijn Huygens Prize[29], Busken Huet award[30], Multatuli Award[31], and Hendrik de Vries Award[32].

Related Entities

Kingdom of the Netherlands

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [35] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] ↑ . Lexicon Nederlandse glaskunst van de twintigste eeuw. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . Dutch Heights. Retrieved . dutchheights.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . Dutch Heights. Retrieved . dutchheights.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] ↑ . Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Retrieved . dbnl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [37] ↑ . nos.nl. Retrieved . nos.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [38] ↑ . Trouw. Retrieved . trouw.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . iht.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 27d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (…"
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    "Changed labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: Cleanup: remove wikimedia+community+self_stated_in+duplicate refs; add mul alias (…"
  3. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End of work period → 2007
    Birth name → Jan Hendrik Wolkers
    Image → Jan Wolkers.jpg, Jan Wolkers-portrait.jpg
    Place of death → Texel, Westermient
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    Occupation → television presenter, playwright, writer +1
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