Hendrik Tollens
Henricus Franciscus Caroluszoon (Hendrik) Tollens (24 September 1780 – 31 October 1856) was a Dutch poet best known for Wien Neêrlands Bloed, the national anthem of the Netherlands between 1815 and 1932. The Tollens Prize is named after him.
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Hendrik Tollens
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- Name
- Hendrik Tollens
- Birth Name
- Hendricus Franciscus Caroluszoon Tollens
- Born
- 24 September 1780
- Birthplace
- Rotterdam
- Place of death
- Rijswijk
- Known for
- Wien Neêrlands Bloed, the national anthem of the Netherlands between 1815 and 1932
- Occupation
- poet Henricus Franciscus Caroluszoon (Hendrik) Tollens (24 September 1780 – 31 October 1856) was a Dutch poet best known for Wien Neêrlands Bloed, the national anthem of the Netherlands between 1815 and 1932.
- Died
- 1856 · Rijswijk.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Languages
- Dutch
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• Name — Hendrik Tollens • Birth Name — Hendricus Franciscus Caroluszoon Tollens • Born — 24 September 1780 • Birthplace — Rotterdam • Place of death — Rijswijk • Known for — Wien Neêrlands Bloed, the national anthem of the Netherlands between 1815 and 1932 • Occupation — poet Henricus Franciscus Caroluszoon (Hendrik) Tollens (24 September 1780 – 31 October 1856) was a Dutch poet best known for Wien Neêrlands Bloed, the national anthem of the Netherlands between 1815 and 1932. The Tollens Prize is named after him.
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• Gedichten (1808) • Idyllen en minnezangen (1801–1805) • Konstanten: ein Trauerspiel • Laatste gedichten (1848–1853) • Nieuve gedichten (1821) • Romanzen, balladen en legenden (1818) • Tafereel van de overwintering der Nederlanders op Nova Zembla in de jaren 1596 en 1597 (1816)
Identificatie Titel(s): Portret van de Rotterdamse dichter en koopman Hendrik Tollens
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1780
Hendrik Tollens born at Rotterdam.
1856
Hendrik Tollens died at Rijswijk.
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scholarly publication
- 2 Poet of the Nation: Hendrik Tollens, Star Authors in the Age of Romanticism, 2018
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2018
- Poet of the Nation: Hendrik Tollens, Star Authors in the Age of Romanticism, 2018
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2018
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- “Hendrik Tollens”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
2 Poet of the Nation: Hendrik Tollens, Star Authors in the Age of Romanticism, 2018Crossref registry
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The authorities additionally record the headings Hendrik Franciscus Caroluszoon Tollens, Henricus Franciscus Caroluszoon Tollens and Hendrik Caroluszoon Tollens. His recorded language was Dutch.
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