* 1898 – J. Slauerhoff, Dutch poet and novelist ( d. 1936 )

* Vaslav ( 2010 ) by Dutch novelist Arthur Japin

Important precursors of Expressionism were: the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche ( 1844-1900 ), especially his philosophical novel Thus Spoke Zarathustra ( 1883-92 ); the later plays of the Swedish dramatist August Strindberg ( 1849-1912 ), including the trilogy To Damascus 1898-1901, A Dream Play ( 1902 ), The Ghost Sonata ( 1907 ); Frank Wedekind ( 1864-1918 ), especially the " Lulu " plays Erdgeist ( Earth Spirit ) ( 1895 ) and Die Büchse der Pandora ( Pandora's Box ) ( 1904 ); the American poet Walt Whitman ( 1819-92 ): Leaves of Grass ( 1855-91 ); the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky ( 1821-81 ); Norwegian painter Edvard Munch ( 1863-1944 ); Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh ( 1853-90 ); Belgian painter James Ensor ( 1860-1949 ); Sigmund Freud ( 1856-1939 ).

** Louis Couperus, Dutch novelist & poet ( born 1863 )

* November 5-Betje Wolff, Dutch novelist ( born 1738 )

* Raymond van de Klundert, also known as Ray Kluun ( born 1964 ), Dutch novelist

Indonesian novelist Pramoedya Ananta Toer argued that by triggering these educational reforms, Max Havelaar was in turn responsible for the nationalist movement that ended Dutch colonialism in Indonesia after 1945, and which was instrumental in the call for decolonization in Africa and elsewhere in the world.

Louis Paul Boon ( 15 March 1912, Aalst, East Flanders – 10 May 1979, Erembodegem ) was a Flemish journalist and novelist who is considered one of the major 20th century writers in the Dutch language.

Louis Marie-Anne Couperus ( 10 June 1863 – 16 July 1923 ) was a Dutch novelist and poet during the Belle Époque.

An offshoot of the New Objectivity movement centered around the Forum magazine, which appeared in the years 1932 – 1935 and was edited by the leading Dutch literary critic Menno ter Braak ( 1902 – 1940 ) and the novelist Edgar du Perron ( 1899 – 1940 ).

Early in the 1970s Indiana novelist Marilyn Durham wrote two popular Western novels, The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing and Dutch Uncle.

Jan Jacob Slauerhoff, who published as J. Slauerhoff, was a Dutch poet and novelist.

In the 19th century, nationalistic British writers expanded on this theme by suggesting it had been the Dutch who had sued for peace after their defeats in 1666 – although in fact these had made them, if anything, more belligerent – and that only by treacherously attacking the English had they nevertheless been able to gain a victory ; a typical example of this is When London burned, written by the novelist G. A. Henty in 1895.

* Michel Faber ( born 1960 ), Dutch novelist

Maria Dermoût ( June 15, 1888 — June 27, 1962 ), was an Indo novelist, considered one of the greats of Dutch literature and as such an important proponent of Dutch Indies literature.

Dermout is a Dutch novelist born on Java, Dutch East Indies, and educated in the Netherlands, who wrote in Dutch.

Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint ( Alkmaar, September 16, 1812 – The Hague, April 13, 1886 ) was a Dutch novelist.

On June 30, 1924, Tehomi allegedly shot and killed Jewish Dutch poet, novelist and diplomat Jacob Israel de Haan, who was living in Jerusalem as a journalist.

Jessica Durlacher ( born on September 6, 1961 in Amsterdam ) is a Dutch literary critic, columnist and novelist.

He, and other scholars highlight the Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza, who was dubbed " the renegade Jew who gave us modernity " by scholar and novelist Rebecca Newberger Goldstein in an intellectual biography of him.

Hendrik Jan Schimmel ( June 30, 1823-November 14, 1906 ), Dutch poet and novelist, was born at's-Graveland, in the province of North Holland, where his father was a notary and the burgomaster.

* 1583 – Simon Episcopius, Dutch theologian ( d. 1643 )

* 2011 – Simon van der Meer, Dutch physicist and Nobel laureate ( b. 1925 )

* 1913 – Simon Carmiggelt, Dutch journalist and writer ( d. 1987 )

* 1639 – Simon van der Stel the last Commander and first Governor of the Cape Colony, the Dutch settlement at the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa ( d. 1712 )

* July 18 – Simon Vinkenoog, Dutch poet and writer ( d. 2009 )

** Simon van der Meer, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 2011 )

* April 4 – Simon Episcopius, Dutch theologian ( b. 1583 )

* January 8 – Simon Episcopius, Dutch theologian ( d. 1643 )

Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn, known as Pim Fortuyn (; 19 February 1948 – 6 May 2002 ), was a Dutch politician, civil servant, sociologist, author and professor who formed his own party, Pim Fortuyn List ( Lijst Pim Fortuyn or LPF ) in 2002.

Most importantly, as the British historian Simon Schama states: " ts central aim was to change the nature of the Dutch state and to bind its new institutions into the framework of an electoral democracy.

* Schama, Simon The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age.

However, since he spent much time in the Netherlands, his choice of the national languages rather than Latin may have been inspired by the tradition started by the Dutch mathematician Simon Stevin.

Among those who can lay claim to fame, and who have either been born or lived in Beckenham or have had some important contribution to make to the town, there are show business people such as Bob Monkhouse ( 1928 – 2003 ); Julie Andrews ( 1935-); David Bowie ( 1947-), who lived at 42 Southend Road, Beckenham from 1969 – 1973 ; Peter Frampton ( 1950-); Wende Snijders ( 1978-), the Dutch singer ; and the actors Maurice Denham ( 1909 – 2002 ), and Simon Ward ( 1941 – 2012 ).

* The Dutch writer Simon Vestdijk's 1938 novel De nadagen van Pilatus ( The Last Days of Pilate ) presents an account of Pilate's life after the crucifixion.

A Latin translation of Ibn Tufail's work, Philosophus Autodidactus, first appeared in 1671, prepared by Edward Pococke the Younger, followed by an English translation by Simon Ockley in 1708, as well as German and Dutch translations.

The famous Dutch writer Simon Vestdijk was born in Harlingen and used to depict his hometown in his writings as Lahringen.

The first English translation by Simon Ockley was published in 1708, and German and Dutch translations were also published at the time.

This game has translated across multiple cultures from seemingly common routes and some international versions also use the name Simon such as the Spanish " Simón dice ", " Símon segir " in Icelandic, " Szymon mówi " in Polish, " 시몬 가라사대 " (" Simon says ") in Korean, In Arabia: for example, " الجنرال عمل كده " ( General commanded-Egypt version ) or " قال المعل ّ م " ( the teacher says-Lebanon version ) and " سلمان يقول " ( salmon says-Iraqi Version ) in Arabic, " Kommando Pimperle " ( or with similar rules " Alle Vögel fliegen hoch ") in German, " Jacques a dit " (" James said ") in French, " Jean dit " ( John says ) in Québec, " Commando " ( the Dutch noun for " command ") or " Jantje zegt " in Flemish parts of Belgium, in Dutch, " הרצל אמר " (" Herzl said ") in Hebrew, " Deir Ó Grádaigh " (" O ' Grady says ") in Irish,

Simon Cornelis Dik ( September 6, 1940, Delden – March 1, 1995, Holysloot ) was a Dutch linguist, most famous for developing the theory of functional grammar.

In October 2005 Dutch trance DJ Ferry Corsten released the track " Fire ", with vocals by Simon Le Bon.

Bernardus Accama ( 1697 – 1756 ) was an 18th century Dutch historical and portrait painter, born in Friesland, possibly in Burum, Friesland, the son of Aeltje Boetes Nievelt and Simon Accama the local church minister.