List of people from the Dutch Golden Age

The Dutch Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly equivalent to the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science and art were top ranking in the world.

The accompanying article about the Dutch Golden Age focuses on society, religion and culture. There are also articles about the Eighty Years' War (the Dutch revolt against Spain) and the Anglo-Dutch Wars. A concise broader picture is painted in History of the Netherlands.

People are listed here per category in order of year of birth.

Note: Many Dutchmen from this period had a middle name ending on szoon, which means son of. It is also commonly written as sz., for instance Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn.

Sciences & Philosophy

Religion

Painting

The best known Dutch painters of the 17th century include:

For a more comprehensive listing, see the List of Dutch painters

Less famous painters from this period were

Architecture

The most famous Dutch architects of the 17th century were

Less famous architects from this period were

Literature

The most famous Dutch men of letters of the 17th century were

Less famous literary men from this period were

  • Roemer Visscher (1547–1620), writer of epigrams and emblemata
  • Karel van Mander (1548–1606), wrote the Schilderboeck, a book about painting, and also several biographies about painters
  • Justus de Harduyn (1582–1636), poet from the southern Low Countries
  • Samuel Coster (1579–1665), good friend of Bredero, founder of the First Dutch Academy in 1617.
  • Jacob Revius (1586–1658), poet but worked also on the new bible translation known as the Statenbijbel that appeared in 1637 and is still in use today in some Protestant circles
  • Thomas Asseleyn (1620–1701), writer of comedies
  • Willem Godschalk van Focquenbroch (1640–1670), poet and playwright
  • Jan Luyken (1649–1712)

Sculpture

Dutch sculptors of the 17th century were

Music

The most famous Dutch composers of the 17th century were

Less famous composers/musicians from this period were

Exploration

Colonization

Business

Politics

Military

References

  1. ↑ "Freedoms, as Given by the Council of the Nineteen of the Chartered West India Company to All those who Want to Establish a Colony in New Netherland". World Digital Library. 1630. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
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