Jonkheer Willem van Haren (21 February 1710 - 4 July 1768) was a Dutch nobleman and poet.[1] Van Haren was born in Leeuwarden and died in Sint-Oedenrode.
Poetry
[edit]Haren's best known work was an epic poem, Friso, written in 1741. He has also created Het menschelijk leven, 1760, a review of his life and another epic poem: Gevallen van Friso (Amsterdam, 1741), in which he describes the fate of the first king of the Frisians.[2]
His brother, Onno Zwier van Haren, was also a poet and wrote patriotic verses.
References
[edit]- ^ "Haren, Willem van | Infoplease".
- ^ Eeghen, I. van (1967) Letters of the Deutzenhofje. Madame de Nerha en Mirabeau, p. 26–33
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