Jacob Bicker Raije, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jacob Bicker Raije

writer from the Northern Netherlands

Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1703

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 18-Jun-1777

Profession: writer, civil servant

Nationality: Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Jacob Bicker Raije or Jacob Raije (August 15, 1703 – June 18, 1777) was a writer from the Northern Netherlands. 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.