About Jacob Bicker Raye
Lived 1703 – 1777 (aged 73). Jacob Bicker Raye was a Dutch civil servant and writer.
Jacob Bicker Raije or Jacob Raije (August 15, 1703 – June 18, 1777) was a writer from the Dutch Republic.
Bicker Raije was born in Amsterdam as the son of Jan Raye and Alida Catharina Bicker. Bicker Raye was 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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Who was Jacob Bicker Raye?
writer from the Northern Netherlands (1703-1777)
When was Jacob Bicker Raye born?
Jacob Bicker Raye was born on 15 August 1703 in Amsterdam.
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Jacob Bicker Raye died on 18 June 1777 in Amsterdam.
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Jacob Bicker Raye was a civil servant and writer.
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Jacob Bicker Raye was Dutch.
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