Joost van den Vondel
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Joost van den Vondel (or Joost van Vondel) (Cologne, November 17, 1587 – Amsterdam, February 5, 1679) was a Dutch dramatist and poet who produced some of the greatest works of Dutch literature.
Biography
His Baptist parents had moved from Antwerp, then in the Southern Netherlands, to Cologne in 1582. Around 1595 they went on to live in Utrecht, and their religious beliefs may have necessitated this. In Utrecht, where young Joost attended school.