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Anna Maria Geertruida "Annie" Schmidt (20 May 1911[1] – 21 May 1995)[2] was a Dutch writer.[3] She is called the mother of the Dutch theatrical song,[4] and the queen of Dutch children's literature,[5] praised for her "delicious Dutch idiom,"[6] and considered one of the greatest Dutch writers.[2] An ultimate honour was extended to her posthumously, in 2007, when a group of Dutch historians compiled the "Canon of the Netherlands" and included Schmidt, alongside national icons such as Vincent van Gogh and Anne Frank.[7]
Read moreAnna Maria Geertruida "Annie" Schmidt (20 May 1911[1] – 21 May 1995)[2] was a Dutch writer.[3] She is called the mother of the Dutch theatrical song,[4] and the queen of Dutch children's literature,[5] praised for her "delicious Dutch idiom,"[6] and considered one of the greatest Dutch writers.[2] An ultimate honour was extended to her posthumously, in 2007, when a group of Dutch historians compiled the "Canon of the Netherlands" and included Schmidt, alongside national icons such as Vincent van Gogh and Anne Frank.[7]
