Annie M.G. Schmidt
Writer, Author
1911 – 1995
Who was Annie M.G. Schmidt?
Anna Maria Geertruida "Annie" Schmidt was a Dutch writer. She is called the mother of the Dutch theatrical song and the queen of Dutch children's literature, praised for her "delicious Dutch idiom," and considered one of the greatest Dutch writers. An ultimate honour was extended to her posthumously, in 2007, when a group of Dutch historians compiled the "Canon of Dutch History" and included Schmidt, alongside national icons such as Vincent van Gogh and Anne Frank.
Although Schmidt wrote poetry, songs, books, plays, musicals, and radio and television drama for adults, she is known best for children's books. Her best-known work for children may be the series Jip and Janneke. Many of her books, such as Pluk van de Petteflet, were illustrated by Fiep Westendorp.
Schmidt received the 1988 Hans Christian Andersen Medal for her lasting contribution as a children's writer. The biennial award conferred by the International Board on Books for Young People is the highest recognition available to a writer or illustrator of children's books.
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- Born
- May 20, 1911
Kapelle - Also known as
- Annie MG Schmidt
- Anna Maria Geertruida Schmidt
- Annie Maria Geertruida Schmidt
- Schmidt, Annie M.G.
- Annie M. G. Schmidt
- Annie Schmid
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Dick van Duijn
- Dick van Duijn
(1954 - 1981)
- Children
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Profession
- Lived in
- Amsterdam
- Died
- May 21, 1995
Amsterdam
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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