Estella Hijmans-Hertzveld

Estella Hijmans-Hertzveld
Portrait by Jozef Israëls, c. 1870–1872
Portrait by Jozef Israëls, c. 1870–1872
BornEstella Dorothea Salomea Hertzveld
(1837-07-14)14 July 1837[1]
The Hague, Netherlands
Died4 November 1881(1881-11-04) (aged 44)[1]
Arnhem, Netherlands
Resting placeJoodse begraafplaatsen, Wageningen, Netherlands
Spouse
Jacobus Hijmans
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(m. 1863)​
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Estella Dorothea Salomea Hijmans-Hertzveld (14 July 1837 – 4 November 1881) was a Dutch poet, translator, and activist. From a young age, her poems, mainly on Biblical and historical themes, appeared regularly in respectable literary journals.[2] Frequently, her work also addressed contemporary social issues, including the abolition of slavery, Jewish emancipation, and opposition to war. A collection of her best-known poems, entitled Gedichten ('Poems'), was published several weeks before her death in 1881.[1]

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