Jacques Vriens, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jacques Vriens

Dutch writer

Date of Birth: 26-Mar-1946

Place of Birth: 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands

Profession: screenwriter, writer, teacher, children's writer

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Jacques Vriens (born 26 March 1946) is a Dutch children's author and playwright.
He is known for his 1999 book Achtste-groepers huilen niet, which was adapted twice into film.
Vriens formerly worked as a schoolteacher and has written for the show Tien torens diep.
In 2001 he was appointed to the Order of the Netherlands Lion by former Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.