Adriaan Roland Holst, Dutch writer (d. 1976)
Adriaan Roland Holst (Amsterdam, 23 May 1888 – Bergen, 5 August 1976) was a Dutch writer, nicknamed the "Prince of Dutch Poets". He was the second winner, in 1948, of the Constantijn Huygens Prize.
He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.Holst was the nephew of painter Richard Roland Holst and writer Henriette Roland Holst. His extensive oeuvre is characterized by its own solemn style and rich symbolism.