Joost van den Vondel 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. Wikipedia
Born: November 17, 1587, Cologne, Germany
Died: February 5, 1679 (age 91 years), Amsterdam, Netherlands
Parents: Joost van Vondel and Sara Cranen
Spouse: Mayken de Wolff (m. 1610)
Children: 5
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