The Gouden Ganzenveer ("Golden goose quill") is a Dutch cultural award initiated in 1955, given annually to a person or organization of great significance to the written and printed word. Recipients are selected by an academy of people from the cultural, political, scientific, and corporate world. Members meet once a year; the winner is announced each year in January and honored in April. From 1995 to 1998 the award was granted by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Uitgeversbond, the Royal Dutch Organization of Publishers; since 2000, it is granted by a separate organization.

Recipients

Note: some years the award was not given. * 1955 – Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences * 1957 – , historian * 1960 –

Jan Oort Jan Hendrik Oort ( or ; 28 April 1900 – 5 November 1992) was a Dutch astronomer who made significant contributions to the understanding of the Milky Way and who was a pioneer in the field of radio astronomy. His ''New York Times'' obituary ...

, astronomer * 1965 – , art historian * 1980 – , librarian * 1983 – Bernard Lievegoed, psychiatrist and author * 1984 –

Hans Freudenthal Hans Freudenthal (17 September 1905 – 13 October 1990) was a Jewish-German-born Dutch mathematician. He made substantial contributions to algebraic topology and also took an interest in literature, philosophy, history and mathematics education ...

, mathematician * 1985 –

Jan Tinbergen Jan Tinbergen (; ; 12 April 19039 June 1994) was a Dutch economist who was awarded the first Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1969, which he shared with Ragnar Frisch for having developed and applied dynamic models for the analysis o ...

, economist * 1986 – Natuurmonumenten, environmental and cultural organization * 1987 – Armando, painter and writer * 1988 – Loe de Jong, historian * 1989 –

Edward Schillebeeckx Edward Cornelis Florentius Alfonsus Schillebeeckx (November 12, 1914–December 23, 2009) was a Belgian Catholic theologian born in Antwerp. He taught at the Catholic University in Nijmegen. He was a member of the Dominican Order. His books on ...

, theologian * 1990 – , environmental scientist * 1991 – "Cultural Supplement" section of '' NRC Handelsblad'' * 1992 –

Arthur Lehning Paul Arthur Müller-Lehning (23 October 1899, in Utrecht – 1 January 2000, in Lys-Saint-Georges) was a Dutch author, historian and anarchist. Arthur Lehning wrote noted French translations of Mikhail Bakunin. In 1992 he won the Gouden Ganzen ...

, writer and historian * 1993 – Pierre H. Dubois and , writers * 1996 – Henk Hofland, journalist * 1999 – * 2002 – Michaël Zeeman, critic and writer * 2003 – Jan Blokker, writer and journalist * 2004 –

Kees van Kooten Cornelis Reinier "Kees" van Kooten () (born 10 August 1941) is a Dutch comedian, television actor, and writer. He formed the duo Van Kooten & De Bie with Wim de Bie from 1972 to 1998. Biography Cornelis Reinier van Kooten was born on 10 Augu ...

, writer * 2005 – Maria Goos, writer * 2006 –

Peter van Straaten Peter van Straaten (25 March 1935 – 8 December 2016) was a Dutch cartoonist and comics artist. He is best known for his political cartoons as well as his satirical observations of everyday people. He also had a newspaper comic strip '' Vade ...

, artist and writer * 2007 – Tom Lanoye, writer * 2008 – Joost Zwagerman, writer * 2009 –

Adriaan van Dis Adriaan van Dis (Bergen aan Zee, 16 December 1946) is a Dutch author. He debuted in 1983 with the novella ''Nathan Sid''. In 1995 his book ''Indische Duinen'' (''My Father's War''), which in its narrative is a follow up to his debut novella, wa ...

, writer * 2010 –

Joke van Leeuwen Johanna Rutgera 'Joke' van Leeuwen (; born 24 September 1952) is a Dutch author, illustrator, and cabaret performer.Remco Campert, poet and writer * 2012 – Annejet van der Zijl, writer * 2013 – Ramsey Nasr, poet, writer, actor, and director * 2014 – David Van Reybrouck * 2015 – Geert Mak, journalist and writer * 2016 – , journalist * 2017 – Arnon Grunberg *2018 –

Antjie Krog Antjie Krog (born 23 October 1952) is a South African writer and academic, best known for her Afrikaans poetry, her reporting on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and her 1998 book '' Country of My Skull''. In 2004, she joined the Arts f ...

References

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