Binnenstad in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 12, 2023
1. Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert Marker
Hier is geboren Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert in het jaar 1522
Here Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert was born in the year 1522.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is October 29, 1590.
Location. 52° 22.453′ N, 4° 53.796′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Binnenstad. Marker is on Warmoesstraat, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Warmoesstraat 109, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1012 HC, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Joost van den Vondel (a few steps from this marker); Salomon Verbeeck (within shouting distance of this marker); Casparus Commelin (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Peter Schat (about 150 meters away); Jan Pietersz Sweelinck (about 150 meters away); a different marker also named Joost van den Vondel (about 210 meters away); Majoor Bosshardthuis (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Gerbrant Brederode (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.
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Overview: Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert (1522 – 29 October 1590), also known as Theodore Cornhert, was a Dutch writer, philosopher, translator, politician, theologian and artist. Coornhert is often considered the Father of Dutch Renaissance scholarship.(Submitted on March 22, 2023.)
Some of his works: After learning Latin in 1552, Coornhert published Dutch translations from Cicero, Seneca and Boethius. His 1562 translation of the first twelve books of Homer's Odyssey is one of the first major works of Dutch Renaissance poetry… Throwing himself into the struggle against Spanish rule, he drew up the manifesto of William the Silent, Prince of Orange (1566)... In addition to the 1566 manifesto, Coornhert wrote a treatise against the capital punishment of heretics, a pamphlet defending the rebellion of the United Provinces, a preface to the Dutch grammar published by the Society of Rhetoricians of Amsterdam, and a number of poems, including, according to some, the popular song, Wilhelmus van Nassouw…In 1586 he produced his original masterpiece, the Zedekunst (“Art of Ethics").
By the time he died in 1590, his Dutch translation of the New Testament (following the Latin version of Erasmus) was left unfinished. His collected works, in prose and verse, were published in 1630 in 3 volumes.
Isaac D'Israeli calledhim "one of the fathers of Dutch literature, and even of their arts."Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 12, 20232. Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert Marker - wide view
Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 56 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 21, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
