Adriaan Roland Holst, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Adriaan Roland Holst

Dutch writer

Date of Birth: 23-May-1888

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 05-Aug-1976

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Adriaan Roland Holst (Amsterdam, 23 May 1888 – Bergen, 5 August 1976) was a Dutch writer, nicknamed the "Prince of Dutch Poets".
He was the second winner, in 1948, of the Constantijn Huygens Prize.
He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.Holst was the nephew of painter Richard Roland Holst and writer Henriette Roland Holst.
His extensive oeuvre is characterized by its own solemn style and rich symbolism.