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Simon Vestdijk

1898 - 1971

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Simon Vestdijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsimɔɱ ˈvɛzdɛik]; 17 October 1898 – 23 March 1971) was a Dutch writer. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature fifteen times. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Vestdijk is the 4,102nd most popular writer (up from 4,192nd in 2019), the 631st most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 650th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Dutch Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Simon Vestdijk ranks 4,102 out of 7,302. Before him are Murad Wilfried Hofmann, Louis Bromfield, Corinna, Olaf Bull, Don Miguel Ruiz, and Tsubouchi Shōyō. After him are Johannes Linnankoski, Judith Gautier, Misuzu Kaneko, Iraj Mirza, August Ahlqvist, and Pashko Vasa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Simon Vestdijk ranks 178. Before him are Pyotr Leshchenko, Emmanuel Bove, Akmal Ikramov, Bessie Love, Aksel Airo, and Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay. After him are Arend Heyting, Roald Larsen, Masuji Ibuse, Jan Brzechwa, Yitzhak Kaduri, and Vasily Lebedev-Kumach. Among people deceased in 1971, Simon Vestdijk ranks 144. Before him are Jean-Pierre Monseré, William F. Albright, Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay, Guillermo León Valencia, Frank Rosenblatt, and Richard Montague. After him are Bengt Ekerot, Jacques Ochs, Juhan Smuul, Harald Öhquist, Romeu Pellicciari, and Ciro Verratti.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Simon Vestdijk ranks 631 out of 1,646. Before him are Jan Wolkers (1925), Settela Steinbach (1934), Bart Bok (1906), Semmy Schilt (1973), Godfried Schalcken (1643), and Henri Alexis Brialmont (1821). After him are Arend Heyting (1898), Eise Eisinga (1744), Pieter Pourbus (1523), Wim Anderiesen (1903), Herman Heijermans (1864), and Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873).

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Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Simon Vestdijk ranks 32. Before him are Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882), Abraham Jacob van der Aa (1792), Annie M. G. Schmidt (1911), Willem Frederik Hermans (1921), Bertus Aafjes (1914), and Jan Wolkers (1925). After him are Herman Heijermans (1864), Janwillem van de Wetering (1931), Mieke Bal (1946), Anna Enquist (1945), Pieter Jelles Troelstra (1860), and Aagje Deken (1741).

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