Wisse Alfred Pierre Smit
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Wisse Alfred Pierre Smit (6 December 1903, Heumen
, Gelderland
– 20 June 1986) was a poet and an influential Dutch literary historian. He was a specialist in Dutch literature
of the Golden Age
(17th century).
W.A.P. Smit worked as a teacher for 17 years, before he accepted a professorship in Dutch literature at the University of Utrecht in 1945. He published various works of poetry and editions of a number of 16th and 17th century Dutch poets. He gained academic renown with a number of studies on various aspects of 17th century Dutch literature. Through his publications and his guidance to doctoral students, he had a considerable influence on the development of Dutch literary history in the 20th century.
Heumen
Heumen is a municipality and a village in the eastern Netherlands.- Population centres :*Heumen*Malden *Molenhoek *Nederasselt*Overasselt-External links:*...
, Gelderland
Gelderland
Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,...
– 20 June 1986) was a poet and an influential Dutch literary historian. He was a specialist in Dutch literature
Dutch literature
Dutch literature comprises all writings of literary merit written through the ages in the Dutch language, a language which currently has around 23 million native speakers...
of the Golden Age
Dutch Renaissance and Golden Age literature
Dutch Renaissance and Golden Age literature is the literature written in the Dutch language in the Low Countries from around 1550 to around 1700...
(17th century).
W.A.P. Smit worked as a teacher for 17 years, before he accepted a professorship in Dutch literature at the University of Utrecht in 1945. He published various works of poetry and editions of a number of 16th and 17th century Dutch poets. He gained academic renown with a number of studies on various aspects of 17th century Dutch literature. Through his publications and his guidance to doctoral students, he had a considerable influence on the development of Dutch literary history in the 20th century.