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Willem Wilmink

Dutch poet, Dutch language specialist, singer, songwriter, writer (1936–2003)
Person Human Q1391435

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[34]
Date of birth
October 25, 1936
Date of death
August 2, 2003
Place of birth
Enschede
Place of death
Enschede
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands[11]
Occupation
poet, translator, Dutch language specialist, singer, children's writer, writer, musician, literary theorist, university teacher[13][14][15][16]
Employer
University of Amsterdam[22]
Field of work
literature, literary theory, medieval literature, children's and young adult literature, music[17][18][19][20][21]
Educated at
University of Amsterdam[23]
Award received
Gouden Griffel, Zilveren Griffel, Theo Thijsen Award, Nienke van Hichtum-prijs, Golden Harp, Johnny van Doornprijs, Hendrik de Vries Award, Staatsprijs voor kinder- en jeugdliteratuur, Kruyskamp-prijs[25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]
Notable work
Het verkeerde pannetje[24]
Spouse
Wobke Wilmink[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Tweants, Dutch[41][42]
Birth name
Willem Andries Wilmink[43]
Copyright representative
BUMA, STEMRA
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
Iedereen Leest, Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur[39][40]
Family name
Wilmink[35]
Given name
Willem, Andries[36][37]
Has works in the collection
Centraal Museum
Instrument
voice[38]
Maintained by WikiProject
Wikiproject Iedereen Leest[47]
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Name in native language
Willem Wilmink, Willem A. Wilmink[44][45]
Native language
Dutch[12]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NADD Wikidata project[46]
🏷️ Also known as
en Willem A. Wilmink en Willem Wilmink cs Willem Andries Wilmink cs Wim Wilmink ko 빌럼 빌밍크 ko 빌럼 안드리스 빌밍크 nl W.A. Wilmink nl Willem A. Wilmink nl W. Wilmink
🔖 Identifiers · 44
ISNI
0000000110197378
VIAF cluster ID
83466
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79109255
GND ID
129720259
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Willem Wilmink.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
90634088
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12341035p
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
16125742
Cultureel Woordenboek ID
nederlandse-literatuur-na-1830/willem-wilmink
DBNL author ID
wilm003
DDB person (GND) ID
129720259
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
129720259
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Discogs artist ID
622997
FAST ID
1441733
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_129720259
Flanders Arts Institute person ID (former scheme)
1881606
Freebase ID
/m/05jhzm
GTAA ID
170645
Geni profile ID
6000000043428919418
Goodreads author ID
832317
HAND ID
C6D0-56DA-0CE2-F997-37E5
IMDb ID
nm0932820
IPI name number
00035501022
IdRef ID
08718317X
JRC Names ID
425286
Jeugdliteratuur ID
willem-wilmink
KBR person ID
14156693
Kallías ID
PE00166262
Kinobox person ID
1066246
Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID
The Eminem Show
MusicBrainz artist ID
639b7be4-faa6-481b-948b-5321d4ff8a81
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000161096
NL CR AUT ID
mub20191041504
NLP ID
a0000001070451
NUKAT ID
n2009076291
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810616328205606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
06832927X
Prabook ID
1745451
SBN author ID
UBOV098879
SHARE Catalogue author ID
684937
TheaterEncyclopedie ID
01944072-af93-71a9-993b-1a1de3b8254d
WikiTree person ID
Wilmink-123
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxWQTYWhCTqjwfrbXH3cP
ČSFD person ID
645419

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 8
writer, poet, singer, musician, translator, university teacher, children's writer, literary theorist
Field of work 5
music, literature, literary theory, medieval literature, children's and young adult literature
Mb:lyricist 4
Arm Den Haag, Arm Den Haag, Hilversum III, Hilversum III
Award received 3
Gouden Griffel, Nienke van Hichtum-prijs, Staatsprijs voor kinder- en jeugdliteratuur
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Dutch, Tweants
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Educated at 1
University of Amsterdam
Employer 1
University of Amsterdam
Given name 1
Willem
Has works in the collection 1
Centraal Museum
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID 1
The Eminem Show
Native language 1
Dutch
Place of birth 1
Enschede
Place of death 1
Enschede
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Willem Wilmink was born on October 25, 1936[1], in Enschede[2]. He died on August 2, 2003[3], in Enschede[4]. He worked as a poet[5], translator[6], Dutch language specialist[7], singer[8], and children's writer[9].

FAQs

Where was Willem Wilmink born?

Willem Wilmink was born in Enschede[2].

Where did Willem Wilmink die?

Willem Wilmink died in Enschede[4].

Who was Willem Wilmink married to?

Willem Wilmink's spouses include Wobke Wilmink[10].

What did Willem Wilmink do for work?

Willem Wilmink worked as a poet[5], translator[6], Dutch language specialist[7], singer[8], and children's writer[9].

Where did Willem Wilmink go to school?

Willem Wilmink was educated at University of Amsterdam[23].

What awards did Willem Wilmink receive?

Honors received include Gouden Griffel[25], Zilveren Griffel[26], Theo Thijsen Award[27], and Nienke van Hichtum-prijs[28].

Related Entities

Kingdom of the Netherlands literary theory medieval literature music University of Amsterdam

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  16. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  33. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  37. [24] ↑ . Dutch Heights. Retrieved . dutchheights.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . dbnl.org. Retrieved . dbnl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  42. [42] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  46. [46] ↑ . centraalmuseum.nl. Retrieved . centraalmuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Country of citizenship → Kingdom of the Netherlands
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