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Also Known As Cornelis Kees Boeke
Born September 25, 1884 • Alkmaar • Netherlands
Died July 3, 1966 (aged 81) • Netherlands
Notable Works “Cosmic View: The Universe in 40 Jumps”
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Dick Bruna
Dutch illustrator and writer
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
Dutch statesman and scholar
Cees Nooteboom
Cees Nooteboom
Dutch author
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A.J. Muste
Dutch-born American clergyman
Joost van den Vondel
Joost van den Vondel
Dutch writer
Cats, Jacob
Jacob Cats
Dutch author
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Harry Mulisch
Dutch author
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Hella S. Haasse
Dutch author
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Gerard Reve
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
Dutch author
Bilderdijk, detail of an oil painting by C.H. Hodges; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Willem Bilderdijk
Dutch poet
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Albert Verwey
Dutch poet
Coornhert, Dirck Volckertszoon
Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert
Dutch author
Betje Wolff, detail of an engraving by Lodewyk Gotlieb Portman after a drawing by Abraham Teerlink after a painting by Petrus Groenia.
Betje Wolff
Dutch author
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Pieter Jelles Troelstra
Dutch statesman
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Hermanus Johannes Aloysius Maria Schaepman
Dutch statesman
Agatha Deken, detail of an engraving by L. Portman after a drawing by A. Teerlink after a painting by P. Groenia
Aagje Deken
Dutch author
Busken Huet, portrait by an unknown artist
Conrad Busken Huet
Dutch literary critic
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Gerrit Achterberg
Dutch poet
Multatuli
Multatuli
Dutch author

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