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Willem Jan Otten

Dutch writer
Person human Q2390659

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[34]
Date of birth
October 4, 1951
Place of birth
Amsterdam
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands[11]
Occupation
poet, playwright, writer, translator, literary critic, theatre critic, journalist, critic[13][14][15]
Field of work
literature, drama, poetry, literary criticism, theatre criticism, translation into German[16][17][18][19][20][21]
Award received
P.C. Hooft Award, De Inktaap, Libris Literature Prize, Constantijn Huygens Prize, Busken Huet award, Jan Campert Prize for poetry, Herman Gorterprijs, Reina Prinsen Geerligs prize, honorary degree[25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]
Notable work
Specht en zoon, De wijde blik, Onze Lieve Vrouwe van de Schemering[22][23][24]
Father
Kees Otten[8]
Mother
Marijke Ferguson[9]
Spouse
Vonne van der Meer[10]
Nominated for
Boekenbon Literatureprize, Boekenbon Literatureprize[36]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Dutch, German[37][38]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[39]
Given name
Willem[35]
Native language
Dutch[12]
P14750
ED4A-C79D-315F-2398-A86C
🏷️ Also known as
en Willem Jan Otten
🔖 Identifiers · 42
ISNI
0000000063047085
VIAF cluster ID
4959891
Library of Congress authority ID
no88001099
GND ID
115646078
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
WJOtten1978.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
90764700
Babelio author ID
194717
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12102031c
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10904337
Cultureel Woordenboek ID
nederlandse-literatuur-na-1830/willem-jan-otten
DBNL author ID
otte007
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
115646078
Show all 42 identifiers +30
Discogs artist ID
3500434
FAST ID
233271
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_115646078
Flanders Arts Institute person ID (former scheme)
1894049
Freebase ID
/m/0bwl_s8
GTAA ID
139164
IMDb ID
nm0653125
IdRef ID
029381371
IxTheo authority ID
283319003
JRC Names ID
147854
KBR person ID
14035555
Kallías ID
PE00380734
Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID
circumfix
Libraries Australia ID
35854740
NL CR AUT ID
xx0251846
NLA Trove people ID
1117190
NUKAT ID
n2017021021
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200901734
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071811702
Open Library ID
OL53043A
Perlentaucher ID
willem-jan-otten
Poetry International Web poet ID
4040
Prabook ID
1745363
RERO ID (legacy)
A013088714
SBN author ID
PUVV378710
SHARE Catalogue author ID
741772
TMDB person ID
1204724
TheaterEncyclopedie ID
01944072-afd6-72ae-856d-dcff9ae58ee7
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhGTCtWxFmyhgGxbkHBfq
Yale LUX ID
person/22fb7f47-2965-4d44-8c76-f7bc07369785

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🔗 Connections
Award received 6
honorary degree, P.C. Hooft Award, Constantijn Huygens Prize, Jan Campert Prize for poetry, Libris Literature Prize, Reina Prinsen Geerligs prize
Occupation 6
writer, poet, playwright, translator, literary critic, theatre critic
Field of work 5
literature, poetry, drama, literary criticism, theatre criticism
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
German, Dutch
Nominated for 2
Boekenbon Literatureprize, Boekenbon Literatureprize
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Given name 1
Willem
Instance of 1
human
Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID 1
circumfix
Native language 1
Dutch
Place of birth 1
Amsterdam
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Vonne van der Meer
Spouses 1
Vonne van der Meer
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Summary

Willem Jan Otten was born on October 4, 1951[1], in Amsterdam[2]. He has worked as a poet[3], playwright[4], writer[5], translator[6], and literary critic[7].

FAQs

Where was Willem Jan Otten born?

Willem Jan Otten's place of birth was Amsterdam[2].

Who were Willem Jan Otten's parents?

Willem Jan Otten's father was Kees Otten[8]. Willem Jan Otten's mother was Marijke Ferguson[9].

Who was Willem Jan Otten married to?

Willem Jan Otten's spouses include Vonne van der Meer[10].

What did Willem Jan Otten do for work?

Willem Jan Otten worked as a poet[3], playwright[4], writer[5], translator[6], and literary critic[7].

What awards did Willem Jan Otten receive?

Honors received include P.C. Hooft Award[25], De Inktaap[26], Libris Literature Prize[27], and Constantijn Huygens Prize[28].

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  7. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . Dutch Heights. Retrieved . dutchheights.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . Dutch Heights. Retrieved . dutchheights.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . Dutch Heights. Retrieved . dutchheights.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  29. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [1] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [22] ↑ . Dutch Heights. Retrieved . dutchheights.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [23] ↑ . boekenbonliteratuurprijs.nl. boekenbonliteratuurprijs.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [24] ↑ . boekenbonliteratuurprijs.nl. boekenbonliteratuurprijs.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . boekenbonliteratuurprijs.nl. boekenbonliteratuurprijs.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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