Pieter Nuyts (writer)

Pieter Nuyts (1640 – buried 30 March 1709) was a Dutch poet and dramatist. The youngest son of the third Governor of Formosa (also called Pieter Nuyts), the younger Pieter was born into a comfortable situation, probably in Middelburg, before his family moved to the city of Hulst, where his father became mayor.^[2]

Pieter Nuyts
Born	1640 Middelburg, the Dutch Republic
Died	March 1709[1] Etten, the Netherlands
Occupation	Poet and dramatist
Nationality	Dutch
Notable works	Admetus en Alcestis De Bredaasche Klio Beschryving van Etten, Leur en Sprundel
Spouse	Petronilla Bernaige

He authored several books of poetry and plays, including Admetus en Alcestis, a tragedy and satire of Juvenalis.^[3] Other works include De Bredaasche Klio and Beschryving van Etten, Leur en Sprundel, which is still used by historians of the region around Etten today.^[3]

References

1. Burial of Pieter Nuijts on 30 March 1709 in the burial register of Etten-Leur
2. "Nuyts, Pieter". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
3. "Nuyts, Pieter". Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek (in Dutch).