Simon Carmiggelt

Dutch writer and journalist (1913-1987) · Netherlands · On the map · Writers · Died at 74

Simon Carmiggelt was a Dutch writer, journalist, and poet who became a well known public figure in the Netherlands because of his daily newspaper columns and his television appearances.

Simon Carmiggelt is read about 70 times a day, in 10 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 111 days, one point a day.

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1987Died30 November 19871975Dr. J.P. van Praag-prijsAward1974P.C. Hooft AwardAward1961Constantijn Huygens PrizeAward1953Extra prijs van de Jan Campert-stichtingAward1913Born7 October 1913