Driek van Wissen
Illustration — Driek van Wissen in 2010 Driek van Wissen (12 July 1943 – 21 May 2010) was a Dutch poet. He was born in Groningen. On 26 January 2005 he was chosen as the Dichter des Vaderlands (Poet Laureate of the Netherlands), following Gerrit Komrij.
Driek van Wissen
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- 1943 · Groningen.
- Died
- 2010
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
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- poet
- Education
- Maartenscollege and Groningen
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Driek van Wissen in 2010 Driek van Wissen (12 July 1943 – 21 May 2010) was a Dutch poet. He was born in Groningen. On 26 January 2005 he was chosen as the Dichter des Vaderlands (Poet Laureate of the Netherlands), following Gerrit Komrij.
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Born at Groningen in 1943, died in 2010.
Driek van Wissen studied at Maartenscollege, Groningen. The recorded working language is Dutch.
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