Martinus Hamconius
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Martinus Hamconius | |
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Born | Maarten Hamckema c. 1550 Follega, Friesland |
Died | 1620 (aged 69–70) |
Pen name | Martinus Hamconius |
Occupation | Writer, poet, historian |
Nationality | Dutch |
Maarten Hamckema (c. 1550 in Follega – 1620), sometimes anglicized as Marten Hamkes and mainly known by his pen name Martinus Hamconius, was a Frisian writer, poet and historian best known for his apocryphal history books on the Kingdom of Frisia.
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- 1550 births
- 1620 deaths
- 16th-century Dutch writers
- Frisian writers
- West Frisian-language writers
- People from De Fryske Marren
- Dutch writer stubs