Marijn Backer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Marijn Backer

Dutch writer

Date of Birth: 06-Sep-1956

Place of Birth: Leiden, County of Holland, Netherlands

Profession: writer, poet, artist, children's writer

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Marijn Backer (born 6 September 1956) is a Dutch columnist, teacher, poet and writer.
His column appears in the NRC Handelsblad and he writes a biweekly column about education.
Backer works on the Werkplaats Kindergemeenschap (established by Kees Boeke) as head of team 6.
Backer is a teacher in Greek and Latin.
Backer is author of the Latin textbook Fortuna.
Backer has had an influence on the development of Latin education.