Tonke Dragt

Summary

Tonke Dragt is a human^[1]. She was born in Batavia^[2]. She was born on November 12, 1930^[3]. She passed away in The Hague^[4]. She died on July 12, 2024^[5]. She worked as a children's writer^[6], illustrator^[7], writer^[8], draftsperson^[9], and watercolorist^[10]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Batavia^[2], Tonke Dragt…
• Tonke Dragt died in The Hague^[4].
• Tonke Dragt was born on November 12, 1930^[3].
• Tonke Dragt was born on November 13, 1930^[12].
• Tonke Dragt died on July 12, 2024^[5].
• Tonke Dragt held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[13].
• Dutch was Tonke Dragt's native language^[14].
• Tonke Dragt worked as a children's writer^[6].
• Tonke Dragt's professions included illustrator^[7].
• Tonke Dragt's professions included writer^[8].
• Tonke Dragt worked as a draftsperson^[9].
• Tonke Dragt's professions included watercolorist^[10].
• Tonke Dragt worked as a comics artist^[15].
• Tonke Dragt's field of work was children's literature^[16].
• Tonke Dragt's field of work was literature^[17].
• Tonke Dragt's field of work was creative and professional writing^[18].
• Tonke Dragt's field of work was children's and young adult literature^[19].
• Tonke Dragt's field of work was illustration^[20].
• Tonke Dragt's field of work was young adult literature^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Tonke Dragt is Torenhoog en mijlenbreed^[22].
• Tonke Dragt received the Theo Thijsen Award^[23].
• Tonke Dragt received the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs^[24].
• Tonke Dragt received the Victorine Hefting Award^[25].
• Tonke Dragt received the Kinderboek van het jaar^[26].
• Tonke Dragt received the Staatsprijs voor kinder- en jeugdliteratuur^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: NL^[29]

• Began / founded: 1930-11-12^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2024-07-12^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: f6e0f2c9-15de-42c8-b406-b506a4645b46^[32]

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Origins and Family

Tonke Dragt was born in Batavia^[2]. Recorded date of birth include November 12, 1930^[3] and November 13, 1930^[12]. Dutch was her native language^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include children's writer^[6], illustrator^[7], writer^[8], draftsperson^[9], watercolorist^[10], and comics artist^[15]. Fields of work include children's literature^[16], a sub-set of literature^[33]; literature^[17], a type of arts^[34]; creative and professional writing^[18], an academic discipline^[35]; children's and young adult literature^[19], a sub-set of literature^[36]; illustration^[20], an activity^[37]; and young adult literature^[21], a sub-set of literature^[38].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Tonke Dragt is Torenhoog en mijlenbreed^[22].

Recognition

Awards received include Theo Thijsen Award^[23], a young adult literature award^[39], in Netherlands^[40], founded in 1988^[41]; Nienke van Hichtum-prijs^[24], an award^[42], in Netherlands^[43], founded in 1964^[44]; Victorine Hefting Award^[25], an art prize^[45], in Netherlands^[46], founded in 1988^[47]; Kinderboek van het jaar^[26], a young adult literature award^[48], in Netherlands^[49], founded in 1954^[50]; Staatsprijs voor kinder- en jeugdliteratuur^[27], a young adult literature award^[51], in Netherlands^[52], founded in 1967^[53]; and Gouden Griffel^[54], a young adult literature award^[55], in Netherlands^[56].

Death and Burial

Tonke Dragt died on July 12, 2024^[5]. She died in The Hague^[4].

Why It Matters

Tonke Dragt ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).^[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] She is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

Works attributed to her include De brief voor de Koning^[59], a literary work^[60].

FAQs

Where was Tonke Dragt born?

Tonke Dragt's place of birth was Batavia^[2].

Where did Tonke Dragt die?

Tonke Dragt died in The Hague^[4].

What did Tonke Dragt do for work?

Tonke Dragt worked as children's writer^[6], illustrator^[7], writer^[8], draftsperson^[9], and watercolorist^[10].

What awards did Tonke Dragt receive?

Honors received include Theo Thijsen Award^[23], Nienke van Hichtum-prijs^[24], Victorine Hefting Award^[25], and Kinderboek van het jaar^[26].