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Sir Constantijn Huygens, Lord of Zuilichem (/ ˈ h aɪ ɡ ən z / HY-gənz, US also / ˈ h ɔɪ ɡ ən z / HOY-gənz, Dutch: [ˈkɔnstɑntɛin ˈɦœyɣə(n)s]; 4 September 1596 – 28 March 1687), was a Dutch Golden Age poet and composer.
Constantijn Huygens (born September 4, 1596, The Hague—died March 28, 1687, The Hague) was the most versatile and the last of the true Dutch Renaissance virtuosos, who made notable contributions in the fields of diplomacy, scholarship, music, poetry, and science.
Constantijn Huygens ( Den Haag, 4 september 1596 – aldaar, 28 maart 1687) was een Nederlandse dichter, diplomaat, geleerde, componist, architect en polyglot . Huygens staat bekend als een van de grootste dichters uit de Gouden Eeuw. Hij was tevens secretaris van twee prinsen van Oranje: Frederik Hendrik en Willem II. [1] .
Jan 5, 2016 · Summary. The second son of a high government official, Constantijn Huygens received an all-round education before studying law at Leiden. As a diplomat he made several journeys abroad before being appointed (1625) private secretary of the stadholder, Frederick-Henry of Orange (1584–1647).
Aug 5, 2015 · A Selection of the Poems of Sir Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687) introduces his poetry to English-speaking readers. The poems have been selected to demonstrate the breadth of his interests, his pivotal role in European culture and his mastery of a variety of literary genres and styles.
"Constantijn Huygens (fig. 1) is almost unknown to English readers and students—if he is known at all, it is in that peculiarly frustrating and gratifying fashion, as the father of a famous son, Christiaan Huygens (1629–1695) (fig. 2), the physicist.
Huygens: The Man behind the Principle is the story of the great seventeenth-century Dutch mathematician and physicist, Christiaan Huygens (1629–1695).
