Arent Tonko Vos (21 June 1875, in Appingedam – 22 November 1954 in Appingedam) was a Dutch lawyer, writer, and librettist, best remembered for his 1918 opera Saskia about Saskia van Uylenburgh and Rembrandt. A graduate of the University of Groningen, he also served as president of Brons. A member of the Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde, he also wrote plays and worked towards the conservation of the Gronings dialect.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
References
- ↑ ter Laan, Kornelis. "Arent Tonko Vos (June 21, 1875 - Appingedam - November 22, 1955)". Jaarboek van de Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde te Leiden, 1955-1956 (in Dutch): 130–132.
- ↑ Mulder, Marten (12 July 2002). "Vos, Arent Tonko". www.dodenakkers.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ↑ Dik, J. (1976). Uit de geschiedenis van Appingedam: de oude hoofdplaats van Fivelingo (in Dutch). Groningen: Tjeenk Willink [u.a.] p. 301. ISBN 90-6243-007-4.
- ↑ Holt, A. (2007). Damster toponiemen : buurtschappen, straatnamen, pleinen, terreinen, bruggen en wateren in de gemeente Appingedam / m.m.v. E.O. van der Werff en C.P.H. Zuhorn (in Dutch). Bedum. p. 167. ISBN 978-90-5294-405-0.
- ↑ Rijksuniversiteit te Groningen (1893). Jaarboek der Rijksuniversiteit te Groningen (in Dutch). Groningen: J. B. Walters. p. 74.
- ↑ "Bladeren". collectiegroningen.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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