Nationality Netherlands Role Writer | Name Jacob Raije | |
Born August 15, 1703 Amsterdam Died June 18, 1777, Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Jacob Bicker Raije or Jacob Raije (August 15, 1703 – June 18, 1777) was a writer from the Northern Netherlands.
Bicker Raije was born in Amsterdam as a member of the Bicker family through his mother, whose name he added to his own. He held a number of administrative positions in the local government of Amsterdam but is best known today for his diary, which was republished in 1935 and is listed in the Canon of Dutch Literature as one of the 1,000 most important texts of the Dutch language.
Raije died in Amsterdam.
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