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Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero
1618Aug, 23

Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero

Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero, Dutch poet and playwright (b. 1585)
Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero (16 March 1585 – 23 August 1618) was a Dutch poet and playwright in the period known as the Dutch Golden Age.

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