Cornelis Johannes Kieviet
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Cornelis Johannes Kievit (3 March 1858- 12 August 1931) was a Dutch teacher and writer of children's literature. He was born in Hoofddorp and is known for his story about a boy named Dik Trom. A statue of Dik Trom sitting backwards on a donkey can be found in the main square in Hoofddorp.