Gerbrand Adriaensz Bredero

Gerbrand Adriaensz. Bredero (* March 16, 1585 - † August 23, 1618) was a Dutch poet and playwright in the period known as the Dutch Golden Age.

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In 1585 Bredero was born in Amsterdam, where he lived his whole life. He called himself "G.A. Bredero, Amstelredammer", and sometimes he is called Breero or Brederode. He was the third child of Marry Gerbrants and Adriaen Cornelisz. Bredero, who was a shoemaker and a succefull real estate agent. Bredero was born on the Nes, nowadays number 41, and in 1602 he and his family moved to a house on Oude Zijds Voorburgwal, nowadays number 244, which his father bought. Bredero lived in this house the rest of his life. Both houses are now restaurants.

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