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Gerrit Kouwenaar was born on 9 August, 1923 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is a Dutch writer and poet. Discover Gerrit Kouwenaar's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 91 years old?

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Occupation Novelist
Age 91 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 9 August, 1923
Birthday 9 August
Birthplace Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death 4 September, 2014
Died Place Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality Netherlands

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1921

Gerrit Kouwenaar's older brother was the painter and poet David Kouwenaar (1921–2011).

1923

Gerrit Kouwenaar (9 August 1923 – 4 September 2014) was a Dutch journalist, translator, poet and prose writer.

Kouwenaar was born in Amsterdam, North Holland.

1940

In the early 1940s, during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, he wrote various clandestine publications (the first in 1941), and worked for the illegal newspaper Parade der Profeten.

He was arrested for this and sentenced to six months' imprisonment.

1949

His first collection of poetry appeared in 1949, but he gained wider attention as a member of the Dutch poetry group known as the Vijftigers - the '50s poets'.

Kouwenaar worked for magazines and newspapers such as Vrij Nederland, De Waarheid, and Het Vrije Volk.

1967

Kouwenaar was awarded the Martinus Nijhoff Prize in 1967 for his translation work.

1970

In 1970, he was given the P. C. Hooft Award.

1989

Kouwenaar later won the 1989 Dutch Literature Prize.

2008

His last published work was released on 9 August 2008, Kouwenaar's eighty-fifth birthday.

2009

In 2009, the Society of Dutch Literature named Kouwenaar the recipient of its annual honor.

2014

Kouwenaar died on 4 September 2014 in Amsterdam, aged 91.

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