Jacob Cats ( Dutch: Jacob Cats ; November 10, 1577 , Browvershaven - September 12, 1660 , The Hague ) - Dutch poet and diplomat .
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| Place of Birth | Browvershaven , ( Netherlands ) |
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| Occupation | poet |
| Years of creativity | 1618-1660 |
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Biography
Jakob Kats was born on November 10, 1577 in Browvershaven. Having received a specialized education, he became at first a lawyer , then a professor in Leiden , a trustee of the University of Leiden , in 1627 he began to play the role of ambassador to England , from 1636, in very difficult times for Holland, as a great pensioner of the Netherlands, showing at this post not so much talent as complete impartiality and honesty [4] .
His works: “Emblemata en Zinnebeelder” (Middelb., 1618 ); "Zelfstryd" (Middelb., 1620 , 1621 ); Huwelyk is his main work ( 1628 ); “Proteus of Zinne en Minnebeelder” (Rotterdam, 1627 ); Trowring ( Dordrecht , 1634 ); "Tachtigjarig Leven Huishouding of Zorgvliet" (Amsterdam, 1656 - 1657 ). His poetic autobiography, written by him at 82 years of age, was published in 1709 [4] .
Jacob Kats died on September 12, 1660 in the city of The Hague.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 BNF identifier : Open Data Platform 2011.
- ↑ Jacob Cats - 2009.
- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica
- ↑ 1 2 Kats, Yakov // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
Literature
- Kats, Yakov // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Gerrit Kalff . Jacob Cats. - Haarlem, 1901.
Links
- Cats, Jakob // Encyclopædia Britannica .
- Cats, Jakob // Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (German) .