WRITER

Joost van den Vondel

1587 - 1679

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Joost van den Vondel (Dutch: [ˈjoːst fɑn də(ɱ) ˈvɔndəl]; 17 November 1587 – 5 February 1679) was a Dutch playwright, poet, literary translator and writer. He is generally regarded as the greatest writer in the Dutch language as well as an important figure in the history of Western literature. In his native country, Vondel is often called the "Prince of Poets" and the Dutch language is sometimes referred to as "the language of Vondel". His oeuvre consists of 33 plays, a large number of poems in different genres and forms, an epic poem and many translations of predominantly classical literature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joost van den Vondel is the 999th most popular writer (down from 926th in 2019), the 993rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 893rd in 2019) and the 63rd most popular German Writer.

Joost van den Vondel is most famous for his work as a Dutch poet and playwright.

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Among writers, Joost van den Vondel ranks 999 out of 7,302. Before him are Ghassan Kanafani, Vasily Zhukovsky, Branislav Nušić, Thomas Wolfe, Wilbur Smith, and John Grisham. After him are Aziz Nesin, Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, Andrew of Crete, Agathon, Bettina von Arnim, and Ouyang Xiu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1587, Joost van den Vondel ranks 3. Before him are Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy, and Francesca Caccini. After him are Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Samuel Scheidt, Stefano Landi, Esaias van de Velde, Virginia Centurione Bracelli, Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Magdalene of Bavaria, and Johannes Fabricius. Among people deceased in 1679, Joost van den Vondel ranks 6. Before him are Thomas Hobbes, Jan Steen, Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria, and Anne Conway. After him are John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, John of Austria the Younger, Marie de Rohan, Willem van Aelst, and Jean François Paul de Gondi.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Joost van den Vondel ranks 993 out of 7,253. Before him are Princess Wilhelmine of Baden (1788), Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1671), Albert V, Duke of Bavaria (1528), Matthias Erzberger (1875), Karl Rahner (1904), and Wolfgang Overath (1943). After him are Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777), Therese Neumann (1898), Bettina von Arnim (1785), Princess Maria Anna of Saxony (1799), Maurice, Elector of Saxony (1521), and Max Ophüls (1902).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Joost van den Vondel ranks 63. Before him are Hans Sachs (1494), Stefan George (1868), Hrotsvitha (935), Peter Weiss (1916), Frank Wedekind (1864), and Hartmann von Aue (1160). After him are Bettina von Arnim (1785), Johann Peter Eckermann (1792), August von Kotzebue (1761), Charles De Coster (1827), Alfred Brehm (1829), and W. G. Sebald (1944).

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