Tollensprijs
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The Tollens Prize, Dutch
Tollensprijs, is an quinquennial award in the Netherlands
designed to provide a five prominent literary honor. The prize is awarded for a body of work that, in the opinion of the jury, had the highest literary value in the preceding five years.
The award, established by the Board of Tollensfonds in 1902 is called the Tollensprijs since 1925. It was named after the poet Hendrik Tollens
(1780–1856).
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
Tollensprijs, is an quinquennial award in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
designed to provide a five prominent literary honor. The prize is awarded for a body of work that, in the opinion of the jury, had the highest literary value in the preceding five years.
The award, established by the Board of Tollensfonds in 1902 is called the Tollensprijs since 1925. It was named after the poet Hendrik Tollens
Hendrik Tollens
Henricus Franciscus Caroluszoon Tollens was a Dutch poet best known for Wien Neêrlands Bloed, the national anthem of the Netherlands between 1815 and 1932....
(1780–1856).
Winners
- 2005 - Jules Deelder
- 2000 - Heinz Hermann Polzer (Drs. P)
- 1992 - Marten ToonderMarten ToonderMarten Toonder was a Dutch comic creator, born in Rotterdam. He was probably the most successful comic artist in the Netherlands and had a great influence in the Dutch language by introducing new words and expressions....
- 1988 - Koos Schuur
- 1983 - Belcampo
- 1978 - Michel van der Plas
- 1973 - Anton KoolhaasAnton KoolhaasAnthonie "Anton" Koolhaas was a Dutch journalist, novelist, and scenario writer.-Biography:Anthonie Koolhaas was born on 16 November 1912 in Utrecht, Netherlands. He was the son of Teunis Koolhaas and Trijntje de Boer, and he had two elder brothers and an elder sister. He grew up in Utrecht, where...
- 1968 - F.C. TerborghF.C. TerborghF.C. Terborgh was the pseudonym of Reijnier Flaes, a Dutch diplomat, prose writer and poet...
- 1963 - Ina Boudier-Bakker
- 1958 - Maria DermoûtMaria DermoûtMaria Dermoût , was an Indo novelist, considered one of the greats of Dutch literature and as such an important proponent of Dutch Indies literature...
- 1953 - Bertus AafjesBertus Aafjes' , known as ', was a Dutch poet whose work is marked by his devout Catholicism. was born in Amsterdam. He wrote poems on the resistance to the German occupation during the World War II...
- 1948 - H.W.J.M. Keuls
- 1943 - J.W.F. Werumeus Buning
- 1938 - Herman de Man
- 1933 - Arthur van SchendelArthur van SchendelArthur van Schendel was a Dutch writer of novels and short stories. One of his best known works is Het fregatschip Johanna Maria.- Prizes :...
- 1928 - R. van Genderen Stort
- 1923 - Louis CouperusLouis CouperusLouis Marie-Anne Couperus was a Dutch novelist and poet during the Belle Époque. There is a wide variety of genres in his oeuvre, which contains poetry, fairy tales, psychological novels, and historical novels...
- 1918 - Willem Kloos
- 1918 - Jacobus van LooyJacobus van LooyJacobus van Looy was a Dutch painter and writer.-Biography:Van Looy was the son of a carpenter, but his father lost his job when his eyesight began to fail. His mother died when he was five years old and when his father died soon afterwards, he ended up in the Haarlem municipal orphanage...
- 1913 - P.C. Boutens
- 1913 - Lodewijk van DeysselLodewijk van DeysselLodewijk van Deyssel was the pseudonym of Karel Joan Lodewijk Alberdingk Thijm , a Dutch novelist, prose-poet and literary critic and a leading member of the Tachtigers.- External links :...
- 1908 - Carel SchartenCarel SchartenCarel Theodorus Scharten was a Dutch poet.He was born in Middelburg and died in Florence, Italy....
and Margo Scharten-AntinkMargo Scharten-AntinkMargo Sybranda Everdina Scharten-Antink was a Dutch poet.She was born in Zutphen and died in Florence, Italy.... - 1903 - G. van Hulzen