Laurens Bake
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Laurens Bake or Baak, Baeck (1629, Amsterdam
- buried 18 December 1702, Amsterdam) was a Dutch
poet of the seventeenth century.
He was born in a distinguished family of Amsterdam, son of the merchant Joost Baeck and Magdalena van Erp, sister-in-law of P.C. Hooft, while his grandfather Laurens Baeck was a close friend of Joost van den Vondel
. Laurens studied in Utrecht
from 1647, and later liked to be called lord of Wulverhorst
, an estate near Utrecht his father had bought in 1671. He was a member of the theater company "Nil Volentibus Arduum" and later of "In Magnis Voluisse Sat Est". His most remarkable work is a collection of sacred hymns. A collection of his poems (Mengel-poëzy) was published by Van den Broek, Amsterdam, in 1737. Bake was buried in de Oude Kerk in 1702.
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
- buried 18 December 1702, Amsterdam) was a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
poet of the seventeenth century.
He was born in a distinguished family of Amsterdam, son of the merchant Joost Baeck and Magdalena van Erp, sister-in-law of P.C. Hooft, while his grandfather Laurens Baeck was a close friend of Joost van den Vondel
Joost van den Vondel
Joost van den Vondel was a Dutch writer and playwright. He is considered the most prominent Dutch poet and playwright of the 17th century. His plays are the ones from that period that are still most frequently performed, and his epic Joannes de Boetgezant , on the life of John the Baptist, has...
. Laurens studied in Utrecht
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
from 1647, and later liked to be called lord of Wulverhorst
Wulverhorst
Wulverhorst is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It was located south of Woerden. Wulverhorst was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1857, when it was merged with Linschoten. The area is now a part of Montfoort.-References:...
, an estate near Utrecht his father had bought in 1671. He was a member of the theater company "Nil Volentibus Arduum" and later of "In Magnis Voluisse Sat Est". His most remarkable work is a collection of sacred hymns. A collection of his poems (Mengel-poëzy) was published by Van den Broek, Amsterdam, in 1737. Bake was buried in de Oude Kerk in 1702.