The Constantijn Huygens Prize (Dutch: ''Constantijn Huygens-prijs'') is a Dutch

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History

Since 1947, it has been awarded each year for an author's complete works by the Jan Campert Foundation (Dutch: ''Jan Campert-Stichting''), a foundation named in honor of the Dutch writer Jan Campert who died while helping Jews during World War II. The award is named after Constantijn Huygens, a 17th-century Dutch poet, diplomat, scholar and composer. it comes with a monetary award of €12,000.About the prize
official website. There was no prize awarded in 1968. In 1982, Jan Wolkers refused to accept the award.

List of laureates

* 1947 – P.N. van Eyck * 1948 – Adriaan Roland Holst * 1949 – J.C. Bloem * 1950 – Geerten Gossaert * 1951 – Willem Elsschot * 1952 –

Pierre H. Dubois Pierre H. Dubois (born Amsterdam, 2 July 1917 – died The Hague, 24 March 1999) was a Dutch writer and critic. He was awarded the Constantijn Huygens Prize in 1952, for ''Een houding in de tijd'', and again in 1985. Works * 1940 - '' A.C. Wil ...

* 1953 –

Martinus Nijhoff Martinus Nijhoff (20 April 1894, in The Hague – 26 January 1953, in The Hague) was a Dutch poet and essayist. He studied literature in Amsterdam and law in Utrecht. His debut was made in 1916 with his volume ''De wandelaar'' ("The wanderer"). F ...

(posthumously awarded) * 1954 –

Jan Engelman Johannes Aloysius Antonius Engelman (born Utrecht, 7 June 1900; died Amsterdam, 20 March 1972) was a Dutch writer. He was the recipient of the Constantijn Huygens Prize in 1954. Dutch composers like Marius Monnikendam and Marjo Tal set several ...

* 1955 –

Simon Vestdijk Simon Vestdijk (; 17 October 1898 – 23 March 1971) was a Dutch writer. He was nominated for the Nobel prize in literature fifteen times. Life Born in the small Frisian town of Harlingen, Vestdijk studied medicine in Amsterdam, but turned t ...

* 1956 – Pierre Kemp * 1957 – Ferdinand Bordewijk * 1958 –

Victor E. van Vriesland Victor Emanuel van Vriesland (27 October 1892, Haarlem – 29 October 1974, Amsterdam) was a Dutch Jewish writer and critic. Biography He studied at the gymnasium in The Hague and then at the University of Dijon. He was literary and artistic ...

* 1959 – Gerrit Achterberg * 1960 –

Anton van Duinkerken Wilhelmus Johannes Maria Antonius Asselbergs (2 January 1903 in Bergen op Zoom – 27 June 1968 in Nijmegen), better known under his pseudonym Anton van Duinkerken, was a Dutch poet, essayist, and academic. Asselbergs considered a career as a pr ...

* 1961 – Simon Carmiggelt * 1962 – Hendrik de Vries * 1963 –

Jan van Nijlen Jan van Nijlen (10 November 1884 – 14 August 1965) was a Belgian writer and poet. He was born at Antwerp and died at Uccle. Bibliography * ''Verzen'' (1906) * ''Het licht'' (1909) * ''Naar 't geluk'' (1911) * ''Negen verzen'' (1914) * ''Uren m ...

* 1964 – Abel Herzberg * 1965 – Lucebert * 1966 – Louis Paul Boon * 1967 –

Jan Greshoff Jan Greshoff (15 December 1888, Nieuw-Helvoet – 19 March 1971, Cape Town) was a Dutch journalist, poet, and literary critic. He was the 1967 recipient of the Constantijn Huygens Prize. Partial list of works * 1909 - ''Aan den verlaten vi ...

* 1968 – not awarded * 1969 – Maurice Gilliams * 1970 –

Annie Romein-Verschoor Anna Helena Margaretha (Annie) Romein-Verschoor (4 February 1885 – 5 February 1975) was a Dutch writer and historian. She received the Constantijn Huygens Prize in 1970. Romein-Verschoor studied Dutch and history at the University of Leiden, w ...

* 1971 –

F.C. Terborgh F.C. Terborgh (14 January 1902 in Den Helder – 26 February 1981 in Linho Sintra), was the pseudonym of Reijnier Flaes, a Dutch diplomat A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state o ...

* 1972 –

Han G. Hoekstra Han Gerard Hoekstra (4 September 1906 – 15 April 1988) was a Dutch poet, best known for his children's literature. Early life and education He was born in The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands. Career Awards Hoekstra won numer ...

* 1973 – Beb Vuyk * 1974 –

M. Vasalis M. Vasalis, pseudonym for ''Margaretha (Kiekie) Droogleever Fortuyn-Leenmans'' (13 February 1909 in The Hague – 16 October 1998 in Roden, Drenthe, Roden) was a Dutch poet and psychiatrist. The pseudonym 'Vasalis' is a Latinization of her ...

* 1975 – Albert Alberts * 1976 –

Jan G. Elburg Joannes Gommert Elburg, writing as Jan "the man" G. Elburg (born Wemeldinge, 30 November 1919 – died Amsterdam, 13 August 1992) was a Dutch poet. He won numerous awards throughout his career, among them the 1976 Constantijn Huygens Prize. ...

* 1977 –

Harry Mulisch Harry Kurt Victor Mulisch ( ; 29 July 1927 – 30 October 2010) was a Dutch writer. He wrote more than 80 novels, plays, essays, poems, and philosophical reflections. Mulisch's works have been translated into over thirty languages. Along with W ...

* 1978 – Elisabeth Eybers * 1979 –

Hugo Claus Hugo Maurice Julien Claus (; 5 April 1929 – 19 March 2008) was a leading Belgian author who published under his own name as well as various pseudonyms. Claus' literary contributions spanned the genres of drama, the novel, and poetry; he also ...

* 1980 –

Alfred Kossmann Alfred Kossmann (31 January 1922 – 27 June 1998) was a Dutch poet and prose writer. Kossmann and his brother Ernst Kossmann, a distinguished Dutch historian, were twins. Biography Born in Leiden, Kossmann was the son of the erudite libraria ...

* 1981 –

Hella S. Haasse Hélène "Hella" Serafia Haasse (2 February 1918 – 29 September 2011) was a Dutch writer, often referred to as the "Grande Dame" of Dutch literature, and whose novel ''Oeroeg'' (1948) was a staple for generations of Dutch schoolchildren. Her ...

* 1982 – Jan Wolkers (declined) * 1983 – Rob Nieuwenhuys * 1984 – J. Bernlef * 1985 –

* 1986 – Gerrit Krol * 1987 –

Annie M.G. Schmidt Anna Maria Geertruida "Annie" Schmidt (20 May 1911 – 21 May 1995) 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 o ...

* 1988 –

Jacques Hamelink Jacobus Marinus Hamelink (12 January 1939 – 17 November 2021), better known as Jacques Hamelink, was a Dutch poet, novelist, and literary critic, who is best known for his early short story collections such as ''Het plantaardig bewind'' ("''The ...

* 1989 – Anton Koolhaas * 1990 –

Hans Faverey Hans Antonius Faverey (14 September 1933, in Paramaribo – 8 July 1990, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch poet of Surinam descent. Besides being a poet, he was a lecturer at the psychology department of the Universiteit Leiden. Biography Faverey was bo ...

* 1991 – Bert Schierbeek * 1992 –

Cees Nooteboom Cees Nooteboom (; born 31 July 1933) is a Dutch novelist, poet and journalist. After the attention received by his novel ''Rituelen'' (''Rituals'', 1980), which received the Pegasus Prize, it was the first of his novels to be translated into an ...

* 1993 – Jeroen Brouwers * 1994 – Judith Herzberg * 1995 – F. Springer * 1996 –

H.C. ten Berge Johannes Cornelis (Hans) ten Berge (born 24 December 1938, in Alkmaar Alkmaar () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland, about 30 km north of Amsterdam. Alkmaar is well known for its traditiona ...

* 1997 – Leonard Nolens * 1998 –

H.H. ter Balkt Herman Hendrik ter Balkt (17 September 1938 – 9 March 2015) was a Dutch poet. He won numerous awards throughout his career, among them the 1988 Jan Campert Prize, the 1998 Constantijn Huygens Prize and the 2003 P. C. Hooft Award. He was born i ...

* 1999 – Willem Jan Otten * 2000 – Charlotte Mutsaers * 2001 – Louis Ferron * 2002 –

Kees Ouwens Cornelis Johannes "Kees" Ouwens (27 June 1944 in Zeist – 24 August 2004 in Heemstede) was a Dutch novelist and poet. He won numerous awards throughout his career, among them the 2002 Constantijn Huygens Prize. ReferencesProfileat the Di ...

* 2003 –

Sybren Polet Sybe Minnema (19 June 1924 – 19 July 2015), known by his pen name Sybren Polet, was a Dutch prose writer and poet. He won numerous awards, among them the 2003 Constantijn Huygens Prize. Born in Kampen, he worked as a teacher in Zwolle. ...

* 2004 –

Willem G. van Maanen Willem Gustaaf van Maanen (30 September 1920 – 17 August 2012) was a Dutch journalist and writer. He received the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs in 1983 for ''Het nichtje van Mozart'' and was the 2004 recipient of the Constantijn Huygens Prize. He wa ...

* 2005 – Marga Minco * 2006 –

Jacq Firmin Vogelaar Franciscus Wilhelmus Maria Broers (3 September 1944, Tilburg – 9 December 2013, Utrecht) was a Dutch writer, who published using the pseudonym Jacq Firmin Vogelaar. In 1992 he won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for his novel '' De dood als meisj ...

* 2007 – Toon Tellegen * 2008 – Anneke Brassinga * 2009 – Arnon Grunberg * 2010 –

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* 2011 - A. F. Th. van der Heijden * 2012 -

Joke van Leeuwen Johanna Rutgera 'Joke' van Leeuwen (; born 24 September 1952) is a Dutch author, illustrator, and cabaret performer.Tom Lanoye Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ...

* 2014 - Mensje van Keulen * 2015 - Adriaan van Dis * 2016 -

Atte Jongstra Atte may refer to the following people: ;Finnish given name *Atte Engren (born 1988), Finnish ice hockey goaltender *Atte Hoivala (born 1992), Finnish football player *Atte Mäkinen (born 1995), Finnish ice hockey defenceman *Atte Muhonen (1888– ...

* 2017 -

Hans Tentije Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi ...

* 2018 - Nelleke Noordervliet * 2019 - Stefan Hertmans * 2020 - Guus Kuijer * 2021 - Peter Verhelst * 2022 - Marion Bloem

References

External links

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