WRITER

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Constantijn Huygens has received more than 150,765 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Constantijn Huygens is the 1,642nd most popular writer (up from 1,728th in 2019), the 269th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 260th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Dutch Writer.

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  • 150k

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  • 57.72

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  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Use and nonuse of the organ in the churches of the United Netherlands
Music in churches
1964
Batava tempe
1622
Korenbloemen
1996
De jeugd van Constantijn Huygens
1946
Musique et Musiciens au XVIIe Sie cle
1882
De nieuwe zee-straet van 's-Gravenhage op Schevening
1952

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Constantijn Huygens ranks 1,642 out of 7,302. Before him are Avraham Stern, Martin Gardner, Alphonse Allais, Servius Sulpicius Rufus, Christian Morgenstern, and Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq. After him are Andreas Gryphius, Al-Hariri of Basra, Matteo Maria Boiardo, Clodia Pulchra, A. S. Byatt, and Maria Valtorta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1596, Constantijn Huygens ranks 15. Before him are Baldassare Longhena, Emperor Go-Mizunoo, Peter Mogila, Johan Banér, Joan Blaeu, and Jacob van Campen. After him are Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano, Andreas Cellarius, Jean Bolland, Leonaert Bramer, Ebba Brahe, and Thomas de Keyser. 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 Margravine Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Nicholas Mercator, Henry More, Nell Gwyn, Laura Martinozzi, Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, and François de Créquy.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Constantijn Huygens ranks 269 out of 1,646. Before him are Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1856), Dick Bruna (1927), Mark van Bommel (1977), Jacob van Campen (1596), Armin van Buuren (1976), and William, Prince of Orange (1840). After him are Frederik Ruysch (1638), Cornelis de Houtman (1565), Baldwin III, Count of Flanders (940), Erik ten Hag (1970), Antonie Pannekoek (1873), and Hendrik Verwoerd (1901).

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Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Constantijn Huygens ranks 9. Before him are Multatuli (1820), Harry Mulisch (1927), Robert van Gulik (1910), Etty Hillesum (1914), Cees Nooteboom (1933), and Dick Bruna (1927). After him are Isaac Titsingh (1745), Jacob Cats (1577), Aagje Deken (1741), Herman Gorter (1864), Annie M. G. Schmidt (1911), and Cornelis de Bruijn (1652).

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