Simon Vestdijk
Dutch author (1898-1971) · Netherlands · On the map · Writers · Died at 72
Simon Vestdijk was a Dutch writer.
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1971Died23 March 1971Dutch Literature PrizeAward1964Prijs voor MeesterschapAward1955Constantijn Huygens PrizeAwardKnight of the Order of the Netherlands LionAward1954Busken Huet awardAwardEssayprijs van de gemeente AmsterdamAward1953Bijzondere prijs van de Jan Campert-StichtingAwardFerdinand Bordewijk PrizeAward1950P.C. Hooft AwardAward1946Multatuli AwardAwardProse prize of the City of AmsterdamAward1941Dr. Wijnaendts Francken-prijsAward1938Lucy B. en C.W. van der Hoogt awardAward1898Born17 October 1898
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Netherlands
Category
Writers
Type
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Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1898 to 1971 · aged 72
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Jan WolkersBoth received Prose prize of the City of Amsterdam
Willem Frederik HermansBoth received Essayprijs van de gemeente Amsterdam
Cees NooteboomBoth received Dutch Literature Prize
Hugo ClausBoth received Dutch Literature Prize
J. SlauerhoffBoth received Bijzondere prijs van de Jan Campert-Stichting
Remco CampertBoth received Prose prize of the City of Amsterdam