Jan Blokker
Dutch journalist, columnist, publicist, writer, and amateur historian (1927-2010) · Netherlands · On the map · Writers · Died at 83
Jan Andries Blokker Sr. was a Dutch journalist, columnist, publicist, writer, and amateur historian. In The Netherlands, Blokker was best known for his columns in De Volkskrant, which he wrote between 1968 and 2006.
Jan Blokker is read about 13 times a day, in 5 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 12 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.
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2010Died6 July 20102003De Gouden GanzenveerAward1961Kinderboek van het jaarAward1950Reina Prinsen Geerligs prizeAward1927Born27 May 1927
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About this person
Country
Netherlands
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 2010 · aged 83
Where to find them
The same award as Jan
J. BernlefBoth received Reina Prinsen Geerligs prize
Paul BiegelBoth received Kinderboek van het jaar
Peter van GestelBoth received Reina Prinsen Geerligs prize
Anna Rutgers van der LoeffBoth received Kinderboek van het jaar
Remco CampertBoth received Reina Prinsen Geerligs prize
Miep DiekmannBoth received Kinderboek van het jaar