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Born November 17, 1587 • Cologne • Germany • (Birthday in 4 days)
Died February 5, 1679 (aged 91) • Amsterdam • Netherlands
Notable Works “Electra” • “Gijsbrecht van Aemstel” • “Het Pascha” • “Lucifer”

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Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert
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Salvatore Quasimodo
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Mihály Babits
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H.D.
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George Buchanan, detail of an oil painting by an unknown artist after a portrait by Arnold Bronkhorst, 1581; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
George Buchanan
Scottish writer and educator
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Martin Opitz
German poet
George Chapman, engraved portrait by W. Hole from the frontispiece to The Whole Works of Homer
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Gnaeus Naevius
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Philipp Nikodemus Frischlin
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Marc-Antoine de Muret
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Florent Chrestien
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Thomas May
English scholar
Elijah Fenton, engraving
Elijah Fenton
British poet
Oil portrait of Hugo de Groot, also known as Hugo Grotius, by the workshop of Michiel Janszoon van Mierevelt, showing him with a ruffled white collar and dark clothing.
Hugo Grotius
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Hella S. Haasse
Dutch author
Portrait of Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft by Joachim von Sandrart, showing Hooft with light brown hair, a trimmed beard, and a white lace collar against a dark background.
Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft
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Martinus Nijhoff
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