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Jan Wolkers

1925 - 2007

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Jan Hendrik Wolkers (26 October 1925 – 19 October 2007) was a Dutch author, sculptor and painter. Wolkers is considered by some to be one of the "Great Four" writers of post-World War II Dutch literature, alongside Willem Frederik Hermans, Harry Mulisch and Gerard Reve (the latter authors are also known as the "Great Three"). Wolkers was born in Oegstgeest. He became noted as an author in the 1960s mainly for his graphic descriptions of sexual acts, which were often subject of controversy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Wolkers is the 4,034th most popular writer (down from 3,993rd in 2019), the 625th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 629th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Dutch Writer.

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Among writers, Jan Wolkers ranks 4,034 out of 7,302. Before him are Sven Aggesen, Og Mandino, Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay, Edwin Atherstone, René Guillot, and Severus Sanctus Endelechius. After him are Davit Guramishvili, Henry Bataille, Eeva Kilpi, Sanmao, Olof von Dalin, and Yang Jiang.

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Among people born in 1925, Jan Wolkers ranks 282. Before him are Néstor Rossi, Anne-Marie Colchen, Pierre Mondy, Carmen Martín Gaite, Ignacio López Tarso, and Tajuddin Ahmad. After him are Geoffrey Burbidge, Jacques Sernas, Justus Dahinden, Ilona Novák, Abdelsalam Majali, and Hasse Jeppson. Among people deceased in 2007, Jan Wolkers ranks 224. Before him are Vlatko Pavletić, Ronald Speirs, Stuart Rosenberg, Néstor Rossi, Veikko Karvonen, and Ian Richardson. After him are Yang Chuan-kwang, John Winter, Joachim Hansen, Helmut Senekowitsch, Georg Buschner, and Mark St. John.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jan Wolkers ranks 625 out of 1,646. Before him are Gerrit Schimmelpenninck (1794), Maggie MacNeal (1950), Henk Groot (1938), Jacob Adriaensz Backer (1608), Piet Dankert (1934), and Wim Kieft (1962). After him are Settela Steinbach (1934), Bart Bok (1906), Semmy Schilt (1973), Godfried Schalcken (1643), Henri Alexis Brialmont (1821), and Simon Vestdijk (1898).

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Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Jan Wolkers ranks 31. Before him are Jan Luyken (1649), Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882), Abraham Jacob van der Aa (1792), Annie M. G. Schmidt (1911), Willem Frederik Hermans (1921), and Bertus Aafjes (1914). After him are Simon Vestdijk (1898), Herman Heijermans (1864), Janwillem van de Wetering (1931), Mieke Bal (1946), Anna Enquist (1945), and Pieter Jelles Troelstra (1860).

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