Joost Van den Vondel was born on November 17, 1587 in Cologne, Holy Roman Empire [now Germany]. He was a writer, known for
Adam in Ballingschap (1984),
Gijsbrecht van Aemstel (1957) and
Joseph in Dotan (1958). He died on February 15, 1679 in Amsterdam, Dutch Republic [now Noord-Holland, Netherlands].