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Hermannus Angelkot
1688–1727
A Dutch pharmacist from Amsterdam who also made his mark as a poet and playwright, he belongs to a lively literary world where medicine and the stage could meet in one career. His surviving reputation rests on sharp dramatic writing and a place in the city’s early-18th-century cultural life.
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Vechter
by Hermannus Angelkot
About the author
Born in Amsterdam and baptized on February 6, 1688, Hermannus Angelkot was the son of the pharmacist and writer Hermanus Angelkot Sr. and Judith Muijsart. Like his father, he combined work in pharmacy with literary ambition, and sources describe him as both a poet and a playwright.
Angelkot wrote for the Dutch stage at a time when Amsterdam’s theatrical culture was thriving. His known works include plays such as Cato, of De ondergang der roomsche vryheid and Don Cesar of De broederlyke minnaar, and he is remembered as part of the city’s circle of early-18th-century men of letters.
Some records note that details about father and son are occasionally mixed together, so modern summaries can vary slightly. Even so, the broad picture is clear: he was an Amsterdam writer-pharmacist whose work links everyday professional life with the literary culture of the Dutch Republic. He died in 1727.