Jacob Bicker Raije

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

Jacob Bicker Raije
Born	August 15, 1703 Amsterdam
Died	June 18, 1777 Amsterdam
Nationality	Dutch
Parent(s)	Jan Raye and Alida Catharina Bicker
Relatives	Joan Raye, Governor of Suriname (brother)

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.

External links

• Online version of his diary: Het dagboek van Jacob Bicker Raye 1732-1772, published by F. Beijerinck and M.G. de Boer, 1935
• De polsslag van de stad - De Amsterdamse stadskronieken van Jacob Bicker Raije (1732-1772) door Machiel Bosman.