WILLEM JAKOBSZ HOFDYK
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A Dutch historian and poet; born in Alkmaar, June 27, 1816; died in Arnheim, Aug. 29, 1888. As village schoolmaster his leisure was devoted to the study of Dutch philology, history, and the arts. From 1850 to 1856 he was instructor in history and literature at the college in Amsterdam. Among his numerous and valuable historical writings are: "Historic Eras", in Dutch annals; "The Netherlands People"; and "Historical View of the Monasteries in the Netherlands". The best of his poems is "Kennemerland"; but his narrative poems "Helene", "Griffo de Salier", and some others would give him a conspicuous place in Dutch literature.
By Charles Dudley Warner
