Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft

P.C. Hooft

Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpitər kɔrˈneːlɪsːoːn 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.