Justus Hiddes Halbertsma
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| Born | October 23, 1789 Grou (Netherlands) |
| Died | February 27, 1869 (aged 79) Deventer (Netherlands) |
| Occupation | minister, linguist, poet, writer |
| Language | West Frisian, Dutch |
| Nationality |
 Dutch |
| Period | 19th century |
| Genre | poetry, short stories, non-fiction |
| Literary movement | Romanticism |
| Notable works |
Rimen en Teltsjes Lexicon Frisicum |
| Years active | 1822–1869 |
| Spouse | Johanna Iskjen Hoekema |
| Children | 5 sons (Petrus, Hidde, Tsjalling, Watse, and Binnert) |
Justus Hiddes Halbertsma, Frisian form: Joast Hiddes Halbertsma, pron. [jo.ǝst ˈhɪdəs ˈhɔlbǝtsma] (the r is silent); Dutch form: Joost Hiddes Halbertsma, pron. [joːst ˈhɪdəs ˈhalbǝrtsma] (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 critcs, 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.
Justus Hiddes Halbertsma was born on October 23, 1789, in the village of Grou, in the central part of the Dutch province of Friesland, in the house of his parents on Kowemerk ("Cow Market") street. He was the eldest son of the baker and small-time merchant Hidde Joasts Halbertsma (1756–1809) and his wife Ruerdtsje (or Riurtk) Tsjallings Binnerts (1767–1809). He had three younger brothers: Tsjalling (1792–1852), Binnert (1795–1847), and Eeltsje (1797–1858). Two children who were born later died in early childhood, the little boy in 1803, and the little girl in 1805. The four brothers were very close, possibly as a consequence of the fact that both their parents died at a relatively young age in 1809, when Justus was just twenty years of age and the others were even younger. Justus, Tsjalling and Eeltsje, who, as authors, became known as the Brothers Halbertsma later in life, were much like their father, while Binnert more resembled their mother.
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