Willem Godschalck van Focquenbroch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Willem Godschalck van Focquenbroch

Dutch poet and playwright

Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1640

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 01-Jun-1670

Profession: writer, poet, playwright

Nationality: Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Willem Godschalck van Focquenbroch (1640 – June 1670) was a Dutch poet and playwright.
Aside from satirical and burlesque plays and poetry, he also wrote more serious works in a Petrarchic tradition.
Whereas there was little attention for Focquenbroch in the nineteenth century, interest in him renewed in the twentieth century.