Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft

Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft was a Dutch writer, politician, historian, playwright and poet (1581–1647). He was born at Amsterdam and died at The Hague.

Also recorded as Pieter Cornelissen Hooft.

Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft in brief

Born
1581
Died
1647
Known for
writer, politician, historian, playwright and poet
Place of birth
Amsterdam
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Pieter Cornelissen Hooft. His recorded language was Dutch.

He was the child of Cornelis Hooft. He married Christina van Erp and Leonora Hellemans. One child is recorded: Arnout Hellemans Hooft. Other recorded relations include Louis De Geer.

Catalogued works

9 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1613 to 1661.

Daifilo. Granida. Dorilea. Warenar. Achilles en Polyxena. Emblemata amatoria. = Afbeeldinghen van minne. = Emblemes d'amovr. [By Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft], dated 1618, held by Wellcome Collection. Granida toonneelspel. By P.C. Hooft, dated 1661, held by Wellcome Collection. P. C. Hooft's Geeraerdt van Velsen Treurspel, dated 1613, held by Wellcome Collection. Geeraerdt van Velsen treurspel. By P.C. Hooft, dated 1633, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 17 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

7 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Hooft, Pieter Corneliszoon: Granida, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020. Hooft, Pieter Corneliszoon, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020. Hooft, Pieter Corneliszoon: Das lyrische Werk, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020. Hooft, Pieter Corneliszoon: Baeto, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020. Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft<sup>1</sup>, The English Historical Review, 1894. Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft en de geschiedenis van zijn eigen tijd, BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review, 1978. H.W. van Tricht, F.L. Zwaan, D. Kuijper Fzn., F. Musarra, R.E.O. Ekkart, De briefwisseling van Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, 3 dln, BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review, 1982.

Digitised editions and texts

7 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Warenar (1845) — Internet Archive. Nederlandsche Historien met Aanteekeningen en ophelderingen van M. Siegenbeck, A. Simons en J.P ... (1822) — Internet Archive. P. C. Hoofts Nederlandsche historiën, Volume 3 (1844) — Internet Archive. Verhandelingen van der letteren affinitas of verwantschap: Van het gebruik ... (1728) — Internet Archive. Granida — Internet Archive. P. C. Hoofts Warenar (1845) — Internet Archive. P. C. Hoofts Nederlandsche historiën, Volume 5 (1846) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 28 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1581Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft born at Amsterdam.
  2. 1618Emblemata amatoria. = Afbeeldinghen van minne. = Emblemes d'amovr. [By Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft] (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1647Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft died at The Hague.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Hooft, Pieter Corneliszoon, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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    Hooft, Pieter Corneliszoon: Baeto, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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    Hooft, Pieter Corneliszoon: Das lyrische Werk, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Hooft, Pieter Corneliszoon: Granida, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft<sup>1</sup>, The English Historical Review, 1894

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 2 articles naming Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft.

    open access index · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    Internet Archive, 12 digitised items catalogued under Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 17 works naming Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q10914484: Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  10. 10.

    “Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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