Karel Eykman

Karel Eykman
Karel Eykman
	Eykman in 1986 Eykman in 1986
Born	1 March 1936; Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died	30 August 2022 (aged 86); Amsterdam, Netherlands
Occupation	Writer
Language	Dutch
Notable awards	Gouden Griffel ; 1984 ; ;

Karel Eykman (1 March 1936 – 30 August 2022) was a Dutch writer of children's literature.^[1]

Early life

Eykman started studying theology in 1956.^[2]

Eykman in 2008

In 1969, Eykman published his first book De werksters van half vijf en andere gelijkenissen.^[2] He won the Zilveren Griffel award in 1975 for his book De vreselijk verlegen vogelverschrikker.^[1] In 1984, he won the Gouden Griffel award for his book Liefdesverdriet.^[1] In the 1970s he was also a member of Het Schrijverscollectief, a group of writers which included Eykman, Willem Wilmink, Hans Dorrestijn, Ries Moonen, Jan Riem and Fetze Pijlman.^[1] Together they contributed to television shows such as De Stratemakeropzeeshow and De film van Ome Willem.^[1] In 1986, he published the book De zaak Jan Steen which was the Kinderboekenweekgeschenk during the Boekenweek that year. Many of his books were published by Uitgeverij De Harmonie.^[2] Eykman died in Amsterdam on 30 August 2022, at the age of 86. The Karel Eykman school in Amstelveen is named after him.^[2]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 van den Hoven, Peter. "Karel Eykman" (in Dutch). Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 - 2014) - Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "Wie is Karel Eykman?". Karel Eykman school (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

Karel Eykman
Eykman in 1986 Eykman in 1986
Born	(1936-03-01)1 March 1936 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died	30 August 2022(2022-08-30) (aged 86) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Occupation	Writer
Language	Dutch
Notable awards	Gouden Griffel 1984