Gerrit Schouten, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Surinamese artist
Date of Birth: 16-Jan-1779
Place of Birth: Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Date of Death: 29-Sep-1839
Profession: drawer
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Gerrit Schouten
- Gerrit Schouten (1779–1839) was a Surinamese artist, who has become famous for his painted papier-maché dioramas of Surinamese life.Schouten was born in Paramaribo, the capital of Surinam, then a Dutch colony.
- The son of Hendrik Schouten, a Dutch government clerk, and Suzanna Hanssen, a local black woman, he was an autodidact and taught himself how to paint.
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