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Born April 20, 1894 • The Hague • Netherlands
Died January 26, 1953 (aged 58) • The Hague • Netherlands
Notable Works “De wandelaar” • “Het uur U” • “Nieuwe gedichten” • “Vormen”
Heinsius, Daniël
Daniël Heinsius
Dutch poet
Joost van den Vondel
Joost van den Vondel
Dutch writer
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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
Dutch author
Coornhert, Dirck Volckertszoon
Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert
Dutch author
Bredero, engraving by H. Goltzius, 1618
Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero
Dutch author
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Henriëtte Goverdina Anna Roland Holst-van der Schalk
Dutch poet and socialist
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Herman Teirlinck
Flemish author
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Albrecht Rodenbach
Flemish 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
Heijermans, crayon drawing by Jan Toorop, 1914
Herman Heijermans
Dutch author
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Jan de Hartog
Dutch-American author
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Iancu Văcărescu
Romanian author
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Farkas Bolyai
Hungarian mathematician and writer
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
English author
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German author
Painting of Samuel Johnson showing Johnson seated at a desk with a quill in hand and papers before him, wearing a brown coat and white wig.
Samuel Johnson
English author
Engraving of Miguel de Cervantes, shown with a mustache and beard, wearing a ruffled collar and cloak, based on works by Gregorio Ferro and Fernando Selma.
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish writer
French dramatist Jean Racine
Jean Racine
French dramatist
Lord Byron
Lord Byron
British poet

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