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Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft

1581 - 1647

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Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpitər kɔrˈneːlɪsoːn ˈɦoːft]; 16 March 1581 – 21 May 1647) - Knight in the Order of Saint Michael - was a Dutch historian, poet and playwright who lived during the Dutch Golden Age in literature. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft has received more than 80,422 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft is the 2,667th most popular writer (up from 2,894th in 2019), the 432nd most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 454th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Dutch Writer.

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  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 3.36

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Notable Works

Granida
1900
Warenar
1979
Emblemata amatoria =
Emblems, Dutch Love poetry, Early works to 1800
1618
Warenar
2000
Sonnetten ; Reden vande Waerdicheit der Poesie.
1971
Uitlegkundig woordenboek of de werken van Pieter Korneliszoon Hooft
1828

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft ranks 2,667 out of 7,302. Before him are Gustav Schwab, Michael Cunningham, Petrus Comestor, Samson Raphael Hirsch, Gaius Asinius Gallus Saloninus, and Amalie Skram. After him are Lupus Servatus, Holger Drachmann, Vilis Lācis, Maria Skobtsova, Commodian, and Heimito von Doderer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1581, Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft ranks 12. Before him are Bernardo Strozzi, Hendrik Brouwer, Giulia Tofana, Frans Francken the Younger, Hedwig of Denmark, and Juan Ruiz de Alarcón. After him are Edmund Gunter, Jean du Vergier de Hauranne, Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac. Among people deceased in 1647, Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft ranks 11. Before him are Matthias Gallas, Giovanni Lanfranco, Zhang Xianzhong, Sebastiaen Vrancx, Masaniello, and Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark. After him are Zhu Yuyue, Pietro Carrera, Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, and Matthew Hopkins.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft ranks 432 out of 1,646. Before him are Virgil van Dijk (1991), Pieter Both (1568), Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau (1634), Adriaen van der Werff (1659), Fons Rademakers (1920), and Dirk Jan de Geer (1870). After him are Wil van Gogh (1862), Frits Philips (1905), Jan Miense Molenaer (1610), Rinus Israël (1942), Lou Ottens (1926), and Louis Beel (1902).

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Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft ranks 16. Before him are Isaac Titsingh (1745), Jacob Cats (1577), Aagje Deken (1741), Herman Gorter (1864), Annie M. G. Schmidt (1911), and Cornelis de Bruijn (1652). After him are Johanna van Gogh-Bonger (1862), Jan Luyken (1649), Macropedius (1487), Louis Couperus (1863), Gerard Reve (1923), and Cornelis Vreeswijk (1937).

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