Nienke van Hichtum, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nienke van Hichtum

Frisian Dutch children's author

Date of Birth: 13-Feb-1860

Place of Birth: Nes, Friesland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 09-Jan-1939

Profession: writer, translator, children's writer

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Sjoukje Maria Diderika Troelstra-Bokma de Boer (13 February 1860 – 9 January 1939), better known under her pseudonym Nienke van Hichtum, was a well-known Frisian Dutch children's author.
From 1888 to 1904, she was married to the socialist leader Pieter Jelles Troelstra. Van Hichtum wrote books and stories in both West Frisian (her native language) and Dutch.
The biennial Dutch literary award Nienke van Hichtum-prijs is named after her.