Herman Gorter

Herman Gorter
Herman Gorter in 1926
Herman Gorter in 1926
Born(1864-11-26)26 November 1864
Wormerveer, Netherlands
Died15 September 1927(1927-09-15) (aged 62)
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium
LanguageDutch
EducationUniversity of Amsterdam

Herman Gorter (26 November 1864 – 15 September 1927) was a Dutch poet and Council Communist theorist. He was a leading member of the Tachtigers, a highly influential group of Dutch writers who worked together in Amsterdam in the 1880s, centered on De Nieuwe Gids (The New Guide).