Rutger Kopland
Rutger Kopland (born Rudi van den Hoofdakker) (4 August 1934, Goor – 11 July 2012, Glimmen) was a Dutch poet who gained great popularity for his "accessible, thoughtful style, his mild irony, his sentimentality" and whose collections sold over 200,000 copies. • Illustration — Sculptured poetry from Rutger Kopland ("Beek") in Veendam
Also recorded as R.H. van den Hoofdakker · R. H. van den Hoofdakker
Rutger Kopland
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- Name
- Rutger Kopland
- Birth Name
- Rudi van den Hoofdakker
- Born
- 4 August 1934
- Birthplace
- Goor, Overijssel, Netherlands
- Died
- 11 July 2012
- Place of death
- Glimmen, Groningen, Netherlands
- Occupation
- Poet
- Full name
- Rutger Hendrik van den Hoofdakker.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Education
- University of Groningen.
- Known for
- Tot het ons los laat.
- Honours
- Jan Campert Prize for poetry, Herman Gorterprijs, P.C. Hooft Award, VSB Poetry Prize, honorary doctor of the University of Utrecht and The Grand Poetry prize.
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Rutger Kopland (born Rudi van den Hoofdakker) (4 August 1934, Goor – 11 July 2012, Glimmen) was a Dutch poet who gained great popularity for his "accessible, thoughtful style, his mild irony, his sentimentality" and whose collections sold over 200,000 copies. • Illustration — Sculptured poetry from Rutger Kopland ("Beek") in Veendam
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Rutger Kopland studied at University of Groningen. The recorded working language is Dutch. Employment is recorded with University of Groningen. Works named in the authority record are Tot het ons los laat. Work by Rutger Kopland is recorded in the collections of Stichting Kunst in de Publieke Ruimte in Arnhem. Distinctions recorded are Jan Campert Prize for poetry, Herman Gorterprijs, P.C. Hooft Award and VSB Poetry Prize.
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• Name — Rutger Kopland • Birth Name — Rudi van den Hoofdakker • Born — 4 August 1934 • Birthplace — Goor, Overijssel, Netherlands • Died — 11 July 2012 • Place of death — Glimmen, Groningen, Netherlands • Occupation — Poet
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Rutger Kopland is recorded as having received Jan Campert Prize for poetry, Herman Gorterprijs and P.C. Rutger Kopland is recorded as poet, physician writer, psychiatrist and university teacher. Recorded at birth as Rutger Hendrik van den Hoofdakker.
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1934
Rutger Kopland was born in 1934 at Goor.
2003
Commemorative Stone in the Pavement, with Poem by Rutger Kopland is dated 2003.
2012
Rutger Kopland died in 2012 at Glimmen.
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Commemorative Stone in the Pavement, with Poem by Rutger Kopland
2003
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- 1.C.J. Slooff, J.W.B.M van Berkestijn, R.H. van den Hoofdakker Elektroshock: therapeutische effecten. Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie 24, 1982
- 2.Shocken tegen depressie, De Pers, 6 juni 2007
- 3.Eerdere gastschrijvers. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. 2024-11-04.
- 4.Boek: Het boek van de schoonheid en de troost / inleidingen, interviews: Wim Kayzer; eindred.: Gertjan Wallinga. 10e dr. Olympus, Amsterdam, 2006. 333 p., . Oorspr. uitg.: Contact, Amsterdam, 2000, . Interviews met kunstenaars en wetenschappers uit binnen- en buitenland, waarin zij hun visie geven op de troost van de schoonheid. Dvd-box van de interviews, zie: VPRO-winkel
- 5.Komrij 'dichter des vaderlands'. Trouw. 27 januari 2000.
- 6.Dichter en schrijver Rutger Kopland overleden. Trouw. 15 juli 2012.
- 7.Familie Kopland: afscheid in besloten kring. Trouw. 15 juli 2012.
- 8.Historie en academisch erfgoed Tilburg University.
- 9.'Eerste muur met Archipel-poëzie'. Website Archipel-Willemspark. 31 maart 2012.
- 10.Uitgezonden op televisie in Het Uur van de Wolf op 18 maart 2007. Zie ook: De taal van verlangen
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