Pieter Nuyts (writer)

Pieter Nuyts
Born 1640
Middelburg, the Netherlands
Died March 1709[1]
Etten, the Netherlands
Occupation Poet and dramatist
Nationality Dutch
Notable works Admetus en Alcestis
De Bredaasche Klio
Beschryving van Etten, Leur en Sprundel
Spouse Petronilla Bernaige

Pieter Nuyts (1640 – buried 30 March 1709) was a Dutch poet and dramatist. The youngest son of the third Governor of Formosa (also called Pieter Nuyts), the younger Pieter was born into a comfortable situation, probably in Middelburg, before his family moved to the city of Hulst, where his father became mayor.[2]

He authored several books of poetry and plays, including Admetus en Alcestis, a tragedy and satire of Juvenalis.[3] Other works include De Bredaasche Klio and Beschryving van Etten, Leur en Sprundel, which is still used by historians of the region around Etten today.[3]

References

  1. Burial of Pieter Nuijts on 30 March 1709 in the burial register of Etten-Leur
  2. "Nuyts, Pieter". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
  3. 1 2 "Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek" (in Dutch). |chapter= ignored (help)


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