Gerrit Achterberg

Dutch poet (1905-1962) · Netherlands · On the map · Writers · Died at 56

Gerrit Achterberg was a Dutch poet. His early poetry concerned a desire to be united with a beloved in death.

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1962Died17 January 19621959Constantijn Huygens PrizeAward1954Herman GorterprijsAwardPoetry Prize of the Municipality of AmsterdamAward1949Herman GorterprijsAwardP.C. Hooft AwardAwardPoetry Prize of the Municipality of AmsterdamAward1905Born20 May 1905

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