Nienke van Hichtum | |
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Born | Sjoukje Maria Diderika de Boer 13 February 1860 Nes, Dongeradeel, Netherlands |
Died | 9 January 1939 Hilversum, Netherlands |
(aged 78)
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | Dutch |
Period | 1887–1939 |
Genre | Children's literature |
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 Nienke van Hichtum Award is named after her.