TOLLENS, HENDRIK FRANCISCUS

hĕnˈdrək fränsĭsˈkəs tôlˈəns, 1780–1856, Dutch poet. Among the leading Dutch romantics, he was popular for his homely and sincere patriotic verse. His principal work (1819) was an account of the Barentz expedition (1596–97), translated into English as The Hollanders in Nova Zembla (1884). He added the patronymic Caroluszoon to his name.

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The Cambridge Modern History - Vol. 13
Book by A. W. Ward, G. W. Prothero, Stanley Leathes; Cambridge University Press, 1911
Subjects: History, Modern
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A History of Dutch Life and Art
Book by J. J. M. Timmers, Mary F. Hedlund; Nelson, 1959
Subjects: Art--Netherlands, Netherlands--Civilization
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Aruba Past and Present: From the Time of the Indians until Today
Book by Johan Hartog, J. A. Verleun; D. J. DeWit, 1961
Subjects: Aruba
...flag of the West India Company sailing past. They were the Ter Vere, the Leeuwinne and the Vlieghende Draeck, commanded by Hendrik Jacobsz Lucifer, "a bold sea-hero." Ter Vere, Lioness and Flying Dragon headed past our island at sunset of the 17th of...
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History of the Low Countries
Book by J. C. H. Blom, E. Lamberts, James C. Kennedy; Berghahn Books, 1999
Subjects: Belgium--History, Netherlands--History
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Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Philosophers
Book by Stuart Brown, Diané Collinson, Robert Wilkinson; Routledge, 1996
Subjects: Philosophers--Biography--Dictionaries, Philosophy, Modern--20th Century--Dictionaries


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Tollens, Hendrik Franciscus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
TOLLENS, HENDRIK FRANCISCUS hen dr k fransis k s tol ns, 1780 1856, Dutch poet. Among the leading Dutch romantics, he was popular for his homely and sincere...


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