Frank Westerman
Dutch writer and former journalist · Netherlands · On the map · Writers · Born 1964 · age 61
Frank Martin Westerman is a Dutch writer and a former journalist. He studied tropical agricultural engineering at Wageningen University and worked as a news correspondent for de Volkskrant in Belgrade and NRC Handelsblad in Moscow.
Frank Westerman is read about 40 times a day, in 9 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 20 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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2017Bob den Uyl PrizeAwardBrusseprijsAward2015PrinsjesboekenprijsAward2005Golden OwlAward2004Jan Greshoff PrizeAward2003Dr. Wijnaendts Francken-prijsAward1964Born13 November 1964
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About this person
He is currently a full-time writer of non-fiction books, among which are The Republic of Grain (1999), Engineers of the Soul (2002), and Ararat (2007).
Country
Netherlands
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1964 · age 61
The same award as Frank
Cees NooteboomBoth received Bob den Uyl Prize
Herman Tjeenk WillinkBoth received Prinsjesboekenprijs
Jeroen BrouwersBoth received Dr. Wijnaendts Francken-prijs
Annejet van der ZijlBoth received Brusseprijs
Karel van het ReveBoth received Dr. Wijnaendts Francken-prijs
Martin BrilBoth received Bob den Uyl Prize