Joost van den Vondel
(1587-1679)
Dutch poet and writer
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Joost van den Vondel (17 November 1587 – 5 February 1679) was a Dutch poet, writer and playwright. He is considered the most prominent Dutch poet and playwright of the 17th century. His plays are the ones from that period that are still most frequently performed, and his epic Joannes de Boetgezant (1662), on the life of John the Baptist, has been called the greatest Dutch epic.
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17 November 1587 Cologne, Germany
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5 February 1679 (aged 91) Amsterdam, Netherlands
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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