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Annie M. G. Schmidt

1911 - 1995

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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 one of the greatest Dutch writers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Annie M. G. Schmidt has received more than 125,688 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Annie M. G. Schmidt is the 2,180th most popular writer (up from 2,263rd in 2019), the 333rd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 330th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Dutch Writer.

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  • 130k

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  • 54.47

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  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Annie M. G. Schmidt ranks 2,180 out of 5,755Before her are Álvaro Mutis, Irvine Welsh, John Edward Williams, Nima Yooshij, Cassius Longinus, and Cleitarchus. After her are Mak Dizdar, Magnus Felix Ennodius, Yasmina Reza, Zygmunt Krasiński, Morgan Robertson, and George Ohsawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Annie M. G. Schmidt ranks 108Before her are Teddy Kollek, Franz Binder, Jehan Alain, Infanta María Cristina of Spain, Birger Ruud, and Simone Simon. After her are Clara Rockmore, Randolph Churchill, Alfredo Foni, Joe Rosenthal, Hans von Ohain, and Renato Guttuso. Among people deceased in 1995, Annie M. G. Schmidt ranks 97Before her are Ann Dunham, Leila Mourad, Clair Cameron Patterson, Alexander Godunov, Gabriel Urgebadze, and Viveca Lindfors. After her are Václav Neumann, Sylvester Stadler, Bobby Riggs, Adolfo Pedernera, Juan Carlos Onganía, and Viktoria Brezhneva.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Annie M. G. Schmidt ranks 333 out of 1,427Before her are Floris V, Count of Holland (1254), Floris IV, Count of Holland (1210), Jan Mandijn (1500), Frans de Waal (1948), C. H. D. Buys Ballot (1817), and Jordi Cruyff (1974). After her are Anton Corbijn (1955), Jan Huyghen van Linschoten (1563), Philippa of Guelders (1464), Jacob van Heemskerck (1567), William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz (1613), and Aletta Jacobs (1854).

Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Annie M. G. Schmidt ranks 12Before her are Harry Mulisch (1927), Cees Nooteboom (1933), Dick Bruna (1927), Constantijn Huygens (1596), Cornelis Tromp (1629), and Johanna van Gogh-Bonger (1862). After her are Jacob Cats (1577), Cornelis de Bruijn (1652), Cornelis Vreeswijk (1937), Herman Gorter (1864), Louis Couperus (1863), and Isaac Titsingh (1745).