Arend Fokke Simonsz

Arend Fokke Simonsz
Born (1755-07-03)3 July 1755
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died 15 November 1812(1812-11-15) (aged 57)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Occupation Writer

Arend Fokke Simonsz (3 July 1755 – 15 November 1812) was a Dutch writer and intellectual.

Biography

Arend Fokke Simonsz was born to Simon and Cornelia Fokke. Simonsz is best remembered as a writer,[1] but was also an important figure in the literary world at the end of the eighteenth century. He had for some time a publishing house and was a member of many literary societies. One of his most famous works, Het toekomende jaar 3000, is one of the earliest written examples of a utopia, and probably one of the first in Dutch literature.[2] Many of his books where critical analyses of current events and trends.[3] He had established himself as a critical observer, especially of the French government at the time. Though not illegal, this critical view brought him into the close eye of the authorities.[3]

He died at the age of 57 in Amsterdam.

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