K. Schippers
Dutch poet and writer (1936-2021) · Netherlands · On the map · Writers · Died at 84
Gerard Stigter, known by the pseudonym K. Schippers, was a Dutch poet, prose writer and art critic. Credited with having introduced the readymade as a poetic form, the whole of his work is dedicated to looking at everyday objects and events in a new way.
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2021Died12 August 20212006Libris Literature PrizeAward1999Zilveren GriffelAward1997Pierre Bayle awardAward1996P.C. Hooft AwardAward1990Jan Greshoff PrizeAward1983Multatuli AwardAward1980Cestoda priceAward1966Herman GorterprijsAward1936Born6 November 1936
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Netherlands
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Lived 1936 to 2021 · aged 84
