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Adriaan Roland Holst

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Dutch writer (1888-1976)

NetherlandsWritersLived 1888 to 1976 · aged 88
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Adriaan Roland Holst was a Dutch writer, nicknamed the "Prince of Dutch Poets". He was the second winner, in 1948, of the Constantijn Huygens Prize. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961.

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War memorial Stedemaagd by Jeanne Kouwenaar-Bijlo [nl]. There's a poem of Adriaan Roland Holst on the pedestal.War memorial Stedemaagd by Jeanne Kouwenaar-Bijlo [nl]. There's a poem of Adriaan Roland Holst on the pedestal.

Awards 11

1964Herman Gorterprijs
1961Herman Gorterprijs
1959Dutch Literature Prize
1955P.C. Hooft Award
1948Constantijn Huygens Prize
1945Verzetsprijs voor letterkundigen
1938D.A. Thiemeprijs
1927Prijs van Amsterdam
Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau

Connected to Adriaan 6

Martinus NijhoffAlso won Prijs van AmsterdamHerman TeirlinckAlso won Dutch Literature PrizeTheun de VriesAlso won Verzetsprijs voor letterkundigenElisabeth EybersAlso won Constantijn Huygens PrizeK. SchippersAlso won Herman GorterprijsPiet SteenkampAlso won Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau

About this person

Country
Netherlands
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1888 to 1976 · aged 88
Written about in
11 languages

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