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Gerrit Achterberg

1905 - 1962

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Gerrit Achterberg (20 May 1905 – 17 January 1962) was a Dutch poet. His early poetry concerned a desire to be united with a beloved in death. Achterberg was born in Nederlangbroek in the Netherlands as the third son of a family of eight children. He was raised as a Protestant within the Calvinist tradition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gerrit Achterberg is the 5,800th most popular writer (down from 5,745th in 2019), the 897th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 893rd in 2019) and the 55th most popular Dutch Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Gerrit Achterberg ranks 5,800 out of 7,302. Before him are Joe Sacco, Ivy Compton-Burnett, Roger Vercel, Fred Saberhagen, Henry Home, Lord Kames, and Beryl Markham. After him are Artur Adson, Joaquim Manuel de Macedo, André Chamson, Mehmet Emin Yurdakul, Ferdinand von Schirach, and Bess Meredyth.

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Among people born in 1905, Gerrit Achterberg ranks 345. Before him are Roy Henkel, Ibrahim Tuqan, Robert Bacher, Hans Scherfig, Miguel Mihura, and Hanns Kilian. After him are Raymundo Rodríguez, Sterling Holloway, Raúl Fernández, Jules Pappaert, Kenneth Rexroth, and Dragutin Tadijanović. Among people deceased in 1962, Gerrit Achterberg ranks 200. Before him are Walter Anderson, Harmodio Arias Madrid, Dorothy Brookshaw, Frank Hurley, Victor Sonnemans, and Harlow Curtice. After him are Ron Flockhart, Edy Reinalter, Lucile Watson, Charles Reisner, Benny Paret, and Robert S. Woodworth.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Gerrit Achterberg ranks 897 out of 1,646. Before him are Afrojack (1987), J. Slauerhoff (1898), Sergiño Dest (2000), Wim Lagendaal (1909), Martin Garrix (1996), and Bobbi Eden (1980). After him are Johannes van Dijk (1868), Leo Halle (1906), Reinier Beeuwkes (1884), Wout Weghorst (1992), Theo de Meester (1851), and George van Rossem (1882).

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Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Gerrit Achterberg ranks 55. Before him are Betje Wolff (1738), Willem Hubert van Blijenburgh (1881), Hendrik Marsman (1899), Ian Buruma (1951), J. Bernlef (1937), and J. Slauerhoff (1898). After him are Guus Kuijer (1942), Meindert DeJong (1906), Gerbrand Bakker (1962), Renate Dorrestein (1954), Michel Faber (1960), and Jan van Steenbergen (1970).

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