Jacob Cats

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Dutch Golden Age writer human jurist poet statesman

Jacob Cats was a prominent 17th-century Dutch poet, jurist, and statesman, best known for his didactic moral verses and influential role in the Dutch Republic.

Aliases (1)

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Dutch Golden Age writer → human → jurist → poet → statesman →
countryOfBirth	County of Zeeland →
countryOfCitizenship	Dutch Republic →
dateOfBirth	1577-11-10 →
dateOfDeath	1660-09-12 →
educatedAt	Leiden University → University of Orléans →
era	17th century →
ethnicGroup	Dutch →
familyName	Cats →
fieldOfWork	law → literature → politics →
genre	didactic poetry → emblem literature →
givenName	Jacob →
hasOccupation	moralist →
influenced	Dutch bourgeois culture →
languageOfWorkOrName	Dutch →
mannerOfDeath	natural causes →
movement	Dutch Golden Age →
name	Jacob Cats →
notableFor	didactic moral verses →
notableWork	Houwelick → Self-stryt → Spiegel van den ouden ende nieuwen tijdt → Trou-ringh →
occupation	diplomat → jurist → poet → politician → statesman → writer →
placeOfBirth	Brouwershaven →
placeOfDeath	The Hague →
positionHeld	Grand Pensionary of Holland → pensionary of Dordrecht → pensionary of Middelburg →
religion	Calvinism →
residence	Sorghvliet → The Hague →
sexOrGender	male →
workLocation	Holland → Zeeland →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Houwelick → Self-stryt → Spiegel van den ouden ende nieuwen tijdt → Trou-ringh →	author
Self-stryt → Sorghvliet →	associatedWith
Jacob Cats ("Cats") →	familyName
Jacob Cats →	name
Catshuis →	namedAfter
Dutch Golden Age →	notableFigure
Catshuis →	originalOwner
Sorghvliet →	ownedBy
Self-stryt →	reflectsStyleOf
Trou-ringh →	workOf