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Arend Fokke Simonsz
Born(1755-07-03)3 July 1755
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died15 November 1812(1812-11-15) (aged 57)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
OccupationWriter

Arend Fokke Simonsz (3 July 1755 – 15 November 1812) was a Dutch writer and intellectual.

Biography

Arend Fokke Simonsz was born to Simon and Cornelia Fokke. Simonsz is best remembered as a writer, but was also an important figure in the literary world at the end of the eighteenth century. He had for some time a publishing house and was a member of many literary societies. One of his most famous works, Het toekomende jaar 3000, is one of the earliest written examples of a utopia, and probably one of the first in Dutch literature. Many of his books where critical analyses of current events and trends. He had established himself as a critical observer, especially of the French government at the time. Though not illegal, this critical view brought him into the close eye of the authorities.

He died at the age of 57 in Amsterdam.

Bibliography

  • Dichtlievende mengelingen (1783)
  • De moderne Helicon (1792)
  • Het toekomende jaar 3000 (1792)
  • Cathechismus der Weetenschappen, schoone Kunsten en fraaije Letteren (1794–1802)
  • Proeve van een ironiesch-comiesch woordenboek (1797)
  • Het onscheidbaar drietal redenwezens verlichting, deugd en tijd (1799)
  • Dorus of het wonderwind (1808)
  • Boertige reis door Europa (1794–1806)

References

  1. DBNL. "Arend Fokke Simonsz · dbnl". DBNL.
  2. "Het toekomend jaar 3000". gjclokhorst.nl.
  3. ^ Jenson, Lotte. "Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland: 1780–1830", Huygens ING, 12 November 2013. Retrieved on 6 May 2016.

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