Cornelis Buddingh | |
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 Kees Buddingh' in 1967 | |
| Born | 7 August 1918 |
| Died | 24 November 1985 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, translator |
Cornelis "Kees" Buddingh' (7 August 1918 – 24 November 1985) was a Dutch poet, TV-presenter, translator. Amongst others he translated A Clockwork Orange and the complete works of William Shakespeare into Dutch. His son Wiebe Buddingh‘ later became the translator of Harry Potter into the Dutch language. The C. Buddingh'-prijs literary award is named after him.