Nikolaes Heinsius the Younger
Nikolaes Heinsius the Younger, also Nicolaes , Nicolas , Nikolas , (* 1656 in The Hague , † January 1718 in Culemborg ) was a Dutch writer and doctor .
Life
Heinsius was born the illegitimate son of the writer Nikolaes Heinsius the Elder ; he was a grandson of Daniel Heinsius . He studied medicine and settled as a doctor in his hometown.
In 1650 the father was sent to the court of Stockholm as a Dutch envoy . He held this office until 1656. He then returned to the Netherlands and was appointed official historian of the city of Amsterdam that same year . In 1687 Queen Christine of Sweden called his son in Rome to be her personal physician . On her behalf he was later also a Swedish reporter in Florence .
When his employer died in Rome on April 19, 1689, Nikolaes Heinsius the Younger was hired by the Elector of Kleve - also as a personal physician. Heinsius later traveled to Poland and Moscow .
In 1695, Heinsius made his debut as a writer with the satirical novel the vermakelyken aventurier . This novel was entirely in the style of Lazarillo von Tormes ; a work whose authorship is assumed to be Diego Hurtado de Mendoza . Two years later, Heinsius published his Don Clarazel ; Du Verdier (i.e. Gilbert Saulnier ) should be mentioned here as a model . In addition, Heinsius wrote a number of medical books.
Nicolas Heinsius died in Culemborg in 1718 at the age of 61.
Works
- Don Clarazel de Gontarnos (1697)
- The vermakelyken aventurians (1695)
Web links
- Literature by and about Nikolaes Heinsius the Younger in the catalog of the German National Library
- Publications by and about Nikolaes Heinsius the Younger in VD 17 .
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SURNAME | Heinsius, Nikolaes the Younger |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heinsius, Nikolaes; Heinsius, Nicolaes; Heinsius, Nicolas; Heinsius, Nikolas |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch writer and doctor |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1656 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | The hague |
DATE OF DEATH | January 1718 |
Place of death | Culemborg |