1587

Joost Vondel, van den

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First name
Joost
Last name
Vondel, van den
Date of Birth
1587
Date of Death
1679
Born in
Cologne
Died in
Amsterdam

Joost van den Vondel was a Dutch poet, writer and playwright. He is generally considered to be one of the greatest Dutch poets and playwrighters of the 17th century, and is most famous for his Joannes de Boetgezant (1662), which deals with the life of John the Baptist.