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Annie M. G. Schmidt

1911 - 1995

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Anna Maria Geertruida "Annie" Schmidt (20 May 1911 – 21 May 1995) was a Dutch writer. She is called the mother of the Dutch theatrical song, and the queen of Dutch children's literature, praised for her "delicious Dutch idiom," and considered one of the greatest Dutch writers. An ultimate honour was extended to her posthumously, in 2007, when a group of Dutch historians compiled the "Canon of the Netherlands" and included Schmidt, alongside national icons such as Vincent van Gogh and Anne Frank. Although Schmidt wrote poetry, songs, books, plays, musicals, and radio and television drama for adults, she is known best for children's books. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Annie M. G. Schmidt is the 3,612th most popular writer (down from 2,503rd in 2019), the 562nd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 407th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Dutch Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Annie M. G. Schmidt ranks 3,612 out of 7,302. Before her are Alma Reville, Ernst Jandl, Buton Rinchen Drub, Ferdinand Brunetière, Alberto Hurtado, and Hwang Sok-yong. After her are Vera Komissarzhevskaya, Mirko Kovač, Jacob of Serugh, Nathan Birnbaum, Ramón Chao, and Rubem Fonseca.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Annie M. G. Schmidt ranks 182. Before her are Harry Andrews, Tarō Okamoto, George Seaton, Kaj Franck, Brunhilde Pomsel, and Roy Rogers. After her are Ralph Kirkpatrick, Broderick Crawford, Gerhard Stöck, Arkady Raikin, Wolfgang Larrazábal, and Michel Pablo. Among people deceased in 1995, Annie M. G. Schmidt ranks 164. Before her are Jerry Garcia, Burl Ives, Ioannis Alevras, Mickey Mantle, Nicolas Slonimsky, and Robert Monroe. After her are James Samuel Coleman, Willem Frederik Hermans, Jüri Järvet, Harry Guardino, Jesús Garay, and Claudio Brook.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Annie M. G. Schmidt ranks 562 out of 1,646. Before her are Jan de Bray (1627), Björn Kuipers (1973), Henk ten Cate (1954), George Clifford III (1685), Suzanne Manet (1829), and Candy Dulfer (1969). After her are Evert van Aelst (1602), Willem Frederik Hermans (1921), Bertus Aafjes (1914), Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech (1591), Maruschka Detmers (1962), and Bartholomeus Breenbergh (1598).

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Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Annie M. G. Schmidt ranks 28. Before her are Tim Krabbé (1943), Gysbert Japiks (1603), Macropedius (1487), Jan Luyken (1649), Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882), and Abraham Jacob van der Aa (1792). After her are Willem Frederik Hermans (1921), Bertus Aafjes (1914), Jan Wolkers (1925), Simon Vestdijk (1898), Herman Heijermans (1864), and Janwillem van de Wetering (1931).

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