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Constantijn Huygens

1596 - 1687

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Sir Constantijn Huygens, Lord of Zuilichem ( HY-gənz, US also HOY-gənz, Dutch: [ˈkɔnstɑntɛin ˈɦœyɣə(n)s]; 4 September 1596 – 28 March 1687), was a Dutch Golden Age poet and composer. He was also secretary to two Princes of Orange: Frederick Henry and William II, and the father of the scientist Christiaan Huygens. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Constantijn Huygens is the 1,307th most popular writer (up from 1,641st in 2019), the 188th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 269th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Dutch Writer.

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Among writers, Constantijn Huygens ranks 1,307 out of 7,302. Before him are Reinaldo Arenas, Andrei Platonov, Rudolf Erich Raspe, Maurice Barrès, Georges Feydeau, and Wilhelm Müller. After him are James Ellroy, Arthur Hailey, Quintus Fabius Pictor, Hieronymus of Cardia, Ruy González de Clavijo, and Joyce Carol Oates.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1596, Constantijn Huygens ranks 13. Before him are Pieter Claesz, Emperor Go-Mizunoo, Nicola Amati, Baldassare Longhena, Peter Mogila, and Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano. After him are Johan Banér, Joan Blaeu, Jacob van Campen, Andreas Cellarius, Leonaert Bramer, and Jean Bolland. Among people deceased in 1687, Constantijn Huygens ranks 5. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Lully, Johannes Hevelius, William Petty, and René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. After him are Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, Margravine Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Nicholas Mercator, Henry More, Nell Gwyn, Geminiano Montanari, and Laura Martinozzi.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Constantijn Huygens ranks 188 out of 1,646. Before him are Abraham Bloemaert (1566), Wim Duisenberg (1935), Theo van Gogh (1957), Robin van Persie (1983), Jan van Scorel (1495), and Jan Pieterszoon Coen (1587). After him are Teddy Scholten (1926), C. C. Catch (1964), Margaret of Bavaria (1363), Gaius Julius Civilis (25), John II, Count of Holland (1247), and Willem Drees (1886).

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Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Constantijn Huygens ranks 7. Before him are Isabelle de Charrière (1740), Thomas Bernhard (1931), Multatuli (1820), Harry Mulisch (1927), Etty Hillesum (1914), and Robert van Gulik (1910). After him are Cees Nooteboom (1933), Dick Bruna (1927), Isaac Titsingh (1745), Johanna van Gogh-Bonger (1862), Cornelis Tromp (1629), and Jacob Cats (1577).

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