Gerbrand Bredero

Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero
Portrait of Bredero by H.W. Caspari after an engraving by Hessel Gerritsz
Portrait of Bredero by H.W. Caspari after an engraving by Hessel Gerritsz
BornGerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero
(1585-03-16)16 March 1585
Amsterdam, Dutch Republic
Died23 August 1618(1618-08-23) (aged 33)
Amsterdam, Dutch Republic
OccupationPoet, playwright
LanguageDutch
Literary movementDe Egelantier
Memorial to Bredero, Amsterdam

Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero (16 March 1585 – 23 August 1618)[1] was a Dutch poet and playwright in the period known as the Dutch Golden Age.

  1. ^ Schenkeveld van der Dussen, Maria, ed. (1985), Bredero, Groningen: Wolters-Noordhoff, pp. 7, 8, 30, ISBN 978-90-01-77990-0