Justus Hiddes Halbertsma, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Justus Hiddes Halbertsma

Dutch writer (1789-1869)

Date of Birth: 23-Oct-1789

Place of Birth: Grou, Friesland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 27-Feb-1869

Profession: writer, poet, translator

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Justus Hiddes Halbertsma, West Frisian form: Joast Hiddes Halbertsma, pron.
[jo.?st 'h?d?s 'h?lb?tsma] (the r is silent); Dutch form: Joost Hiddes Halbertsma, pron.
[jo?st 'h?d?s 'halb?rtsma] (October 23, 1789 in Grou – February 27, 1869 in Deventer), was a Dutch Frisian writer, poet, minister, lexicographer and linguist.
Today, he is primarily known for the poetry and short story collection De Lapekoer fan Gabe Skroar, which he wrote with his brother Eeltsje, publishing the first edition in 1822.
Afterwards, this work was continually expanded, and also came to include contributions by a third brother, Tsjalling, until all the Halbertsma Brothers' prose and poetry was posthumously collected in 1871 to become the famous work Rimen en Teltsjes.
Although the literary value of this collection was later disputed by some critics, it is undeniable that Rimen en Teltsjes played a role of crucial importance in the development of a new literary tradition after Western Frisian had been used almost exclusively as a spoken language for three centuries.